Armed Robbery in Central City

Last night at approximately 8:30 p.m., two men entered BJ’s Drug armed. One held a gun on owner, Barney Joseph Jr., and the other removed money from the cash register.

Barney Joseph Jr., age 43 and owner of BJ’s Drug, was working a typical shift when two men wearing ski masks entered the store. One of the men held a gun on Joseph, and the other removed $382.65 from the cash register. The fled in a car that was parked in the front of the store.

Joseph did not resist. His father was shot and killed during a holdup at the same store 25 years ago.

“Yes, Dad resisted, I guess. Anyway, they found him shot to death, his own gun in his hand, and a bullet in the store’s ceiling. I’d rather part with my money than my life,” Joseph said.

One thought on “Armed Robbery in Central City

  1. The WHEN is not the critical fact here, Mandi:

    Two men robbed BJ’s Drug at gun point last night.

    Go on from there. What’s important to the reader?

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