Woman Attempting To Shoot Germantown Robber Hits Security Guard: Report

A woman who was being robbed at a Germantown grocery store fired rounds from her revolver at the robber, but ended up injuring a security guard instead, according to reports.

Philly.com reports the woman was going to the Save-a-Lot grocery store on Pulaski Avenue Monday morning when Brian Prater, 45, of Philadelphia, approached her and attempted to hit her with a stick, the outlet reports.

Prater then threw a cup of coffee at her and that's when the woman pulled out her revolver and fired tow rounds, but one is believed to have ricocheted off the ground then struck a 24-year-old security guard in the shin.

Prater, who was not hit by the rounds, then took the woman's purse and ran. He was later arrested and charged with aggravated assault, theft by unlawful, receiving stolen property, possession instruments of a crime, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person, court records show.

The security guard was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center and was listed in stable condition, the outlet reports.

The woman had a valid license to carry a concealed firearm and is not expected to face charges, police told Philly.com.

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