GREENSBORO, N.C. -- An elderly North Carolina man has shown that the cane can be mightier than the shotgun. Police say 84-year-old Robert Flynn used his cane to fight off a mugger. Investigators said it started when the mugger drove in front of Flynn's home in Greensboro Wednesday and asked him for a cigarette. When Flynn said he didn't have one, the mugger got out of his car, leveled a shotgun at Flynn and demanded money.
Instead of handing over his wallet, Flynn hit the shotgun with his cane and ran around the vehicle.
Police said the mugger returned to his vehicle and chased Flynn, again threatening him with the gun. This time, Flynn hit the mugger several times on the head and shoulders with his cane, sending his attacker back to his vehicle empty-handed.
The person left the scene -- empty-handed.
Flynn's daughter, Mary Rumley, lives across the street from her father.
"I reckon he got scared cause my daddy hit him with the cane and he took off," she said.
Rumley said her dad's attacker was a teenager.
"I want a piece of him now cause he messed with my dad," Rumley said.
Flynn is declining comment on the incident.
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