The encounter between the would-be robber and retired businessman was brief. It ended with the gunman dead in the back seat of Zehner's car and Zehner himself -- bloodied and wounded from a shootout -- walking into the roadway and desperately waving a gun in the hopes that a sympathetic motorist would stop to help. . . .
Some people working near where the incident occurred were impressed with the way Von Zehner handled himself in a life-and-death situation.
"The old man killed 'em," Stephenson said, as if surprised by Von Zehner's response under pressure.
"The good guy finally wins for a change," said Shanna, a colleague of Stephenson's at the 7-Eleven store who didn't want to give her last name.
Thanks very much to L.J. O'Neale for sending this to me.
"The good guy finally wins for a change" 82-year-old protects himself with gun
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