He Thought He Could Stick Up a 67-Year-Old Man Using a Pellet Gun. It Was a Fatal Miscalculation

A 67-year-old man was taking a stroll on a park trail outside Philadelphia when he was approached by a masked man who stuck a metallic pistol in his face and demanded money.

But the 67-year-old didn’t shrink back — instead he battled the assailant for the weapon, WCAU-TV reported.

Then the victim — who has concealed weapons permit, police said — pulled out a .38 caliber handgun and fatally shot his assailant in the head, police said.

Declared dead in Cobbs Creek Park in Upper Darby was Tyler Williams, 18, of West Philadelphia, police told KYW-TV. He had no previous criminal record.

More than that, Williams’ gun — which looked like a semiautomatic pistol — turned out to be a pellet gun, police added to KYW.

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