Preparedness
Eight-Year-Old Girl Braves Armed Robbery with Baseball Bat to Protect Dad
In a recent act of unexpected heroism, an eight-year-old girl proved that courage truly has no age limit. In a small liquor store in Maplewood, Minnesota, owned by a man who goes by the name of Leo, a heart-stopping incident unfolded, captured entirely on the store’s security cameras. As the evening approached its end around 9:30 p.m., the usual store-closure routine took an unexpected turn when a man, donned in an Amazon uniform, entered the premises, placing a frighteningly realistic BB gun on the counter.
“I’m so proud of her,” Leo, the girl’s father, reflected, “She’s so strong.”
The man demanded all the money from the register. Leo agreed but was primarily concerned about the safety of his young daughter, who was standing close by behind the counter. As the suspect brazenly moved behind the counter, gun in hand, Leo stepped in.
“I’m a dad,” he sternly declared, “I’m not going to let that happen.” True to his word, Leo tackled the robber, hitting him in the head and wrestling him to the floor.
In a surprising turn of events, his eight-year-old daughter joined the fray. Armed with a baseball bat, she fearlessly swung at the suspect a number of times before retreating.
“I’m so proud of her,” Leo repeated, pride evident in his voice, “She’s so strong.”
The suspect, faced with unexpected resistance, fled the scene. It was only later, while reviewing the surveillance footage, Leo realized his daughter’s extraordinary act of bravery.
“That day I just wanted to cry. When I saw the video, I didn’t expect she’d do that. I expect a little girl crying, screaming,” he confessed, touched by her courage.
The suspect was swiftly apprehended by the police and identified as 37-year-old Conchobhar Morrell from St. Paul, who has a previous conviction for first-degree aggravated robbery from 2004. The man, who had been a delivery associate for a third-party delivery service, was promptly “off-boarded” by Amazon.
Upon asking his daughter about her heroic act, her simple and poignant response was that she wanted to protect her father, whom she loves dearly.
The surveillance footage capturing the entire incident can be found here.
Watch a local news report about the incident below:
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