Hostages Overpower Gunman in Pharmacy

[Rhino]

Hostages Overpower Gunman in West Virginia Pharmacy

Monday, November 13, 2006

STOLLINGS, W.Va. — Four people taken hostage by a gunman at a pharmacy overpowered their captor Monday after he demanded prescription drugs and fired several shots, authorities said.

The 90-minute standoff ended when the hostages, who were barricaded inside the store with the gunman, hit him with something, Sheriff's Deputy B.E. Ferrell said.

None of the hostages was harmed, but the suspect was taken to a hospital, Ferrell said. The nature of his injuries was not immediately clear, but a witness said he had taken a painkiller and an anti-anxiety drug.......http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,229117,00.html

[Faithful_Servant]

Sounds kind of like a bank hold up that was attempted in my hometown when I was MUCH younger. A guy on a bike (the kind with a motor) attempted to hold up our local bank with a hunting knife. The teller simply took a couple of steps back and said "Now what, stupid?", while three guys in the bank ran to their trucks to get their rifles and pistols. When the would be robber noticed what was happening, he turned and fled the scene never to heard from again. Some people are just too stupid to engage in a life of crime.

[Pendragon_6]

The bandit will probably sue the hostages for aggravated assault.