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Victim points pistol at armed robbery suspect

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ANDREWS, SC (WCSC) - The victim of an armed robbery turns the gun on the suspect. It happened in Andrews, Monday night after 11 p.m. at the Exchange Bank of South Carolina ATM on Main Street.

"He said I'm not playing with you don't make me have to kill you," Felix Hudson Jr. said.

Hudson says the gunman approached him as he tried to make an ATM withdrawal.

"Got my wallet out and got the card out, and when I went to insert the card, came a gun from this side," Hudson said.

Hudson did what the robber said, handing over his wallet and ATM card, but he gave a fake pin number. He says the robber got angry and pointed the pistol even closer to him, right over his left shoulder.

"By that time the gun was right here and I spin, grab it, and turn it back out the window and hit the gas, pulling him," Hudson said.

Hudson says the robber struck part of the ATM and let go of the gun.

"I got out of my truck, started chasing behind him, took the gun, fired it twice in the air. He kept on running," Hudson said.

Hudson says he would have fired a third shot, but the gun jammed. He then began chasing the suspect down Main Street, but he didn't get a good look at his face.

Hudson didn't catch up with the robber because he hurt his leg, but gave all the information and evidence he could to police. He shares a warning with other people who use the ATM.

"Try and go in the broad daylight when plenty of people are around, go to one that's inside a store, or go to the bank,"

Police say they have gathered some evidence, including the 45 caliber gun, witness statements, and a pile of black clothing that was dumped behind a nearby business, which they say the suspect may have been wearing.

No arrests have been made at this time.

Andrews Police say they don't recommend trying to take the weapon during an armed robbery, but every case is different and this time it may have saved the victim's life.

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