Armed Driver Fights Back, Turns Tables on Would-Be Robber

Late Sunday evening, a shocking incident unfolded on the streets of Glendale, California. Authorities reported that a 37-year-old man, armed and intent on robbery, approached two individuals sitting in an SUV. The plan took a fatal turn for the worse when the driver, also armed, decided to fight back and shot the would-be robber.

Glendale law enforcement arrived on the scene, in the 200 block of East Dryden Street, shortly after 10:40 p.m. There, they found a man lying in the road, suffering from a gunshot wound.

“If somebody finds themselves in a situation where their life is in danger or someone else’s life is in danger, I as a … community member, as a citizen, would do whatever I could to protect myself and anybody else.”

The man was identified as Edward Mazon by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office on Tuesday. Law enforcement pieced together the events, confirming that Mazon had tried to rob the pair in the SUV. The driver fired his weapon in response to the threat, reportedly shooting Mazon, then subsequently leaving the scene.

Tragically, Mazon was pronounced dead at the scene. The search is on to find the two individuals from the SUV. Contrastingly, they are not being pursued as murder suspects, but rather as victims of attempted robbery.

“Everything’s possible, but at this point, it appears that they are victims.” Sgt. Vahe Abramyan, a spokesperson for the Glendale Police Department, told KNBC.

Witnesses to the shocking incident flooded the 911 line with calls. Over a dozen onlookers watched as paramedics tried desperately to resuscitate Mazon in the middle of Dryden Street near Brand Boulevard.

Resident Terri Robertson described the scene, “I saw the EMT do the chest compressions, like furiously, [I] had no idea what was going on. And then a minute later, they’re covering him with a sheet.”

Robertson expressed support for the victims, stating that in a situation where they were held at gunpoint, it was right to fight back. “I would say they have to, because crime is getting really crazy everywhere.”

Abramyan reiterated this sentiment, stating, “if somebody finds themselves in a situation where their life is in danger or someone else’s life is in danger, I as a… community member, as a citizen, would do whatever I could to protect myself and anybody else. You are responsible ultimately for the actions that you commit, but if it’s a life or death situation, that’s going to be a judgment call on that person.”

Watch a local news report about the incident below:

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