A would-be victim turned the tables on an armed robber early Monday morning.
Police say a suspected robber strong armed his way into a Tulsa apartment. And that's when the man who lived there grabbed his own and shot the suspect.
Tulsa Police say the suspect broke into the apartment with a gun and left with a gunshot wound. And that's how they found him.
Police say even security gates don't always guarantee security.
It was behind the gates of Wellsford Oaks that police say an armed robber forced his way into a family's apartment.
It started with an 5:30 a.m. knock on the door. Police say a woman answered and the suspect shoved a gun in her face.
Officers say the gunman ordered her to get everyone in the apartment into the bathroom; her husband was still in bed.
"The victim was then getting up, he was forced to go into the bathroom, but he was able to grab a blanket to wrap around and while doing so he grabbed his pistol, unbeknownst to the suspect and entered the bathroom," said Officer Brett Bilyeu.
Officers say the resident shot the suspect through the bathroom door.
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This isn't Melvin Dan's first brush with the law. He is out on bond with two ongoing criminal cases. He's accused of pointing weapon in one and assault and battery with a deadly weapon in the other.
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