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Show Copperfield Bandit Shot JOE LOPEZ ATTEMPTS TO ... HOLD UP STORE v. Jose Lopez, about 26 or 27 '. years of age, an employee of the Utah Copper Co., was shot to ) death on Wednesday evening when with another companion he attempted to hold up the Len-' Len-' daris General Store at Copper-: Copper-: field. . Lopez was shot in three dif-' dif-' ferent places. Walking into the store with a mask over his face he commanded those in the store to put up, their hands, which was obeyed by all with the exception ex-ception of Pete Lendaris, one of the proprietors, who dropped below be-low the counter and gradually worked himself back to a place at the end of the counter where ' he had an automatic revolver cached. On' securing the weapon, weap-on, Lendaris immediately opened fire on the bandits. It is thought Lopez was the only one hit as his partner fled leaving one of . his rubbers in his trail. Lopez after being shot reeled to the entrance and dropped on the porch dead, hi3 38 calibre Colt's having fallen from his hand. All the bullets in the gun remaining intact. The shots of his companion who did the shooting from behind be-hind struck several cans on the ' shelves at the back of the counter. coun-ter. Several men ran after the fleeing bandit and exchanged shots with him, but it could not be ascertained if these shots had taken effect. The Lendaris Bro. have been operating their business busi-ness in Copperfield for several k ' years and are respected in the community and but for the time- ly action of Pete Lendaris more serious complications might have occurred. The body is at the local undertaking parlors of the O'Donnell Co. |