July 7, 2015 | 0 Comments

Look Who Carried: CNN Former Anchor Attacked by Armed Robber, Husband Shot Robber Dead Robber.

by Soldier of Fortune

“It was a horror show like many that a former CNN anchor must have reported about in her years at CNN: An armed robber, a shootout, a wounded husband and a dead perpetrator.

Former CNN anchor Lynne Russell was attacked by an armed robber who demanded her valuables when she stopped with her husband at a Motel 6.

“He pushed me into the room and that’s when my husband came out of the shower and saw what was happening,” Russell told Albuquerque station KOB-TV. “We tried to calm him, confuse him and do everything we could do to just come out of it in one piece,” the Guardian reported.

After grabbing her husband’s briefcase the man started shooting at De Caro. De Caro fired back as Russell ducked behind the furniture. The perp was killed and de Caro was shot three times and taken to hospital.

“I was determined to save my dream girl’s life — even if it cost my own,” de Caro, former Special Forces officer told the Post.

“Chuck de Caro is a former investigative reporter for CNN that specialized in military matters. He’s an ex-Green Beret; he’s a crack shot. These days, he works in information warfare consultant to the Pentagon, he’s also a former actor on the JAG TV series. Lynne Russell was the superstar anchor of CNN Headline News from its very start until a decade ago when she retired from CNN. She’s a private investigator, also a former sheriff’s deputy–she’s a crack shot herself,” said Pat Clawson, a friend of the couple, kob.com reported.

Both Russell and De Caro had CCW permits.”