Without hesitating, Correia charged into the robber and twisted the shotgun in another direction as he applied a chokehold on the armed man.
Correia's wife, Maria, started screaming and called police on the phone as her husband wrestled with the robber.
After stealing $200, the robber ran away. However, he left behind the shotgun and one of his size 10 sneakers.
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