LANCASTER, TEXAS — An alleged robber who threatened diners with an assault rifle bit off more than he could chew when he raided a Waffle House restaurant. <br /> <br />Suspect Antoine Cooper was shot in the parking lot by a customer licensed to carry a concealed handgun before he could escape with his ill-gotten loot, WFAA reported. <br /> <br />Witnesses said Cooper was brandishing an AK-47 when he walked into the restaurant on the Interstate-35E service road, about 15 miles south of Dallas, at around 2:30 a.m on July 7. <br /> <br />The 26-year-old from Dallas allegedly robbed several customers before plundering the restaurant’s cash register, but he didn’t count on one of the customers having a concealed carry license. <br /> <br />Police said an unnamed customer followed Cooper into the parking lot and called out to him. Police said Cooper pointed the AK-47 when he turned around, so the man shot him several times. <br /> <br />The man told police he was waiting for his wife to show up and feared Cooper could harm her or others in the area. <br /> <br />Cooper remains in the hospital on life support. The man who shot Cooper was not arrested and the case will be referred to a grand jury.
