A customer of Farmers and Merchants Bank in Long Beach who was shot in the leg when he helped capture a suspected bank robber sued the bank Wednesday for negligence.<\/p>\n
Richard Camp tackled the armed suspect, Robert Gordon Lockwood, 51, before he could reach bank tellers during the March 5 incident, according to court papers filed by his attorney, Eric Dubin. Another bank patron helped subdue the suspect, who fired several shots, hitting Camp in the upper leg.<\/p>\n
In all, three people, including the suspect, were shot and wounded during the botched robbery, police said. None of the injuries were life threatening.<\/p>\n
The bank subsequently sent\u00a0Camp some flowers and offered to take him and his wife for lunch, according to the court documents. <\/p>\n
But Camp, a general contractor, is unable to work and has no way to support his wife and daughter for now.<\/p>\n
His lawsuit alleges that the bank\u2019s security guard was in the parking lot when the suspect entered the bank, and therefore the bank failed to provide a safe and secure environment for its patrons.<\/p>\n
— My-Thuan Tran<\/p>\n
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