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In the article “jury convicts man in Denver restaurant shooting” A Denver jury convicted Phuong Van Dang on Tuesday of trying to rob a Vietnamese restaurant where two Denver police officers happened to be having lunch. The jurors deliberated for four hours before finding 27 year old Dang guilty of two counts of attempted first-degree assault, two counts of attempted second-degree assault, 13 counts of menacing, 11 counts of attempted aggravated robbery, attempted theft of more than 20,000, reckless endangerment, and disorderly conduct with a weapon. Dang went into the Pho Ha No restaurant on South Federal Boulevard on Nov. 14, 2007 with a loaded shotgun. He was shot five times by Denver police officers who were having lunch at the time. Sgt. John Pinder and Detective Jesse Avendano received medals of Honor for their actions that day. A family of three in the restaurant suffered gunshot wounds, but survived. Dang continues to face charges as a habitual criminal because he has prior convictions on his record. I think they should go to prison for 40 years of their life. It’s just a little messed up to go rob a Vietnamese restaurant.

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In the article “boy arrested in stabbing of springs security guard” by the Denver post. A 14 year old boy has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a Colorado Springs security guard. Police said this week that the boy was arrested Friday and taken to the Spring Creek Youth Services Center in Colorado Springs. He is suspected of stabbing 47 year old Gerry Gozar several times in a downtown Colorado Springs parking garage. After Gozar confronted a teen attempting to break into the security guard's vehicle. Gozar was treated and released from a hospital. The boy was taken into custody on suspicion of first-degree assault. His name has not been released. Why was the kid trying to break in the car? The cop should have been more cautious when approaching the kid.