Caught on Tape: Internet cafe patron shoots would-be robbers

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OCALA, Fla. (CNN/WKMG) -- An elderly man stops an armed robbery by pulling his gun on the would-be bandits and opening fire! It was all caught on surveillance camera. 

The video may be disturbing to some viewers. Use discretion.

Watch as two men, one armed with a gun and the other with a baseball bat, tried to rob the Florida Internet cafe last Friday.

But then 71-year-old Samuel Williams jumps into action. As one of the robbers turns, Williams pulls out his gun, stands up and starts firing.

One suspect was shot in the arm and the other one in the buttocks and right hip. Both 19-year-olds were later arrested and taken to a hospital in Gainesville.

They'll be charged with attempted robbery with a firearm and felony criminal mischief.

Williams has a license to carry a concealed weapon, and does not face any charges.