Washington USA 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
Here we are at the beginning of April and we already may have the 2005 winner
of the Darwin Award. This guy is going to be hard to beat.
I love it...what a freakin' idiot!