Surveillance video shows armed citizen shooting robbers at Church's Chicken

PORT ARTHUR — The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office has released video to us that some of you may find disturbing.

It shows how an armed citizen confronted and shot two robbers. The two men with firearms tried to rob Church's Chicken on Jefferson Drive in Port Arthur last October 1. They forced employees to the back of the business and removed cash from the safe.

A man with a concealed handgun license at the drive-thru saw what was unfolding. He got his personal weapon and fired at both robbers through the window.

One of the robbers died at a hospital. The other was shot and survived.

District Attorney Bob Wortham says the actions of that armed citizen likely saved lives.

"He's a hero," said Wortham. "He did what needed to be done. If more citizens would take an active role when someone is being robbed, we would have less murders."

A judge sentenced Desmond Ingram Jr. to 30 years in prison for Aggravated Robbery. Ricardo Guient died at a hospital.