Franklin Swaney told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that the woman was carrying a purple handgun and tried to rob him while he was still inside his truck after he had just sold ice cream to several kids on Millview Avenue around 7:45 p.m. Sunday.
"The girl says to me, 'Give me the money.' I stopped and looked at her like, 'Yeah, that's going to happen.' She demanded the money again, at which point, I had the wad of money in my hand, and I just threw it into the back of the truck among the boxes. It scattered," Swaney said. "(She said) Pick it the F up. Do you think I'm playing with you? Do you think this is a game?' The standard, 'I saw it on TV and this is my armed robbery spiel.'"
Swaney said once he threw the money, the would-be robber got angry and looked to the side momentarily.
"I chopped down on her hand, where the gun was, through the window, trying to knock the gun out of her hand. It surprised her. She fell down to the ground. I thought that was going to be the end of it. The next thing I know, I hear a blast, and I'm on the ground in the truck," Swaney said.
The gunshots left four holes in the ice cream truck. The man was struck by shrapnel, leaving him with a large mark and bruises on his chest, but he was otherwise OK.
"There were kids and adults both. I mean, when she opened fire, there were still people in the vicinity," Swaney said. "Who comes across like, 'I didn't get the money, so let's add attempted murder to the list of things to do today.'"
Police have not made any arrests, but they are following several leads. Anyone with information should call Uniontown Police.
Refresh this page later for updates. Watch the report by Ashlie Hardway tonight on Pittsburgh's Action News 4 at 5 p.m.
"The girl says to me, 'Give me the money.' I stopped and looked at her like, 'Yeah, that's going to happen.' She demanded the money again, at which point, I had the wad of money in my hand, and I just threw it into the back of the truck among the boxes. It scattered," Swaney said. "(She said) Pick it the F up. Do you think I'm playing with you? Do you think this is a game?' The standard, 'I saw it on TV and this is my armed robbery spiel.'"
Swaney said once he threw the money, the would-be robber got angry and looked to the side momentarily.
"I chopped down on her hand, where the gun was, through the window, trying to knock the gun out of her hand. It surprised her. She fell down to the ground. I thought that was going to be the end of it. The next thing I know, I hear a blast, and I'm on the ground in the truck," Swaney said.
The gunshots left four holes in the ice cream truck. The man was struck by shrapnel, leaving him with a large mark and bruises on his chest, but he was otherwise OK.
"There were kids and adults both. I mean, when she opened fire, there were still people in the vicinity," Swaney said. "Who comes across like, 'I didn't get the money, so let's add attempted murder to the list of things to do today.'"
Police have not made any arrests, but they are following several leads. Anyone with information should call Uniontown Police.
Refresh this page later for updates. Watch the report by Ashlie Hardway tonight on Pittsburgh's Action News 4 at 5 p.m.
