What happened: A South Florida father is counting his blessings after surviving what police say was a violent attempted robbery sh00ting outside a Boynton Beach gas station.
Background: Joseph Leatherman said he stopped at a Marathon gas station near Woolbright Road and Congress Avenue Tuesday morning when a gunman approached him from behind, pressed a firearm into his back and demanded his belongings. "The individual came up to me behind me, pressed the gun into my back and told me to give me everything I had," Leatherman said.
Instead of complying, Leatherman said he told the suspect to leave. "I told him to get out of here and to leave me alone.
He threatened to shoot me. I continued to stand my ground and tell him to leave," he said.
Leatherman said that's when the suspect, identified by police as 18-year-old Christopher Porta , opened fire. at least five shots were fired.
One bullet grazed his leg.
The available details are limited to the information verified at publication time. Readers should expect updates as the matter develops.
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Source: official sources including CBS12 News.
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