http://www.snopes.com/crime/dumdum/gunshop.asp
it says it is true, but has been greatly exaggerated.... ;-) -----Original Message----- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 4:23 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Fwd: Dumb dead crook news - And a Possible Darwin Award Winner All I can say is ouch. larry ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > The following mind-boggling attempt at a crime spree in Renton, Washington > appeared to be the robber's first (and last), due to his lack of a > previous record of violence, and his terminally stupid choices: > > 1. His target was H&J Leather & Firearms, a gun shop specializing in > handguns. 2. The shop was full of customers -- firearms customers. 3. To > enter the shop, the robber had to step around a marked police patrol car > parked at the front door. 4. A uniformed officer was standing at the > counter, having coffee before work. Upon seeing the officer, the would-be > robber announced a hold-up and fired a few wild shots from a .22 target > pistol. The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire, the police officer > with a 9mm Glock 17, the clerk with a .50 Desert Eagle, assisted by > several customers who also drew their guns, several of whom also fired. > > The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by Paramedics. Crime scene > investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The > subsequent autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds. Ballistics identified > rounds from 7 different weapons. No one else was hurt in the exchange of > fire. > > It's only March and we already may have the 2005 winner of the Darwin > Award. This guy is going to be hard to beat!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase RoboHelp from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=59 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:154625 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
