Atlanta Police: Hotel Robber Apparently Shot Self (Shoots Self in Head Video)

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[Dallas59]

ATLANTA - Atlanta police say a man killed while trying to rob an airport-area hotel apparently shot himself.

Police say the man shot the clerk at the Travelodge Atlanta Airport in the abdomen during a robbery Sunday afternoon.

[j_guru]

Score 1 for the gene pool self cleaning mode.

[Gondring]

I’m guessing that the brave clerk would probably now be without a job if it weren’t a family-run franchise.

[Gondring]

Score 1 for the gene pool self cleaning mode.

Well, with his cousin publicly announcing that they don't keep a gun at the desk and probably won't in the future, perhaps those genes will get swept away, too. :-(

[rogue yam]

I’m glad the clerk didn’t get hurt worse.

It was a risky move grabbing for the gun.

[TSgt]

I watched the video and still don’t see how he shot himself and the clerk?

[Vendome]

Should have kept his head about him.

Knee jerk reactions usually don’t have good outcomes

[Vendome]

They say he bought a Honeybun before his attempted robbery.

I am inclined to think it was a funnygun and maybe he had it point the wrong way.

[dfwgator]

Hey man, nice shot.

[DocH]

It appears the clerk grabbed the barrel, and when the POS jerked back on the weapon, it discharged twice, once into the clerk, and once into the POS' worthless gourd.

The POS is now taking the Eternal Dirt Nap, and thanks to him, the taxpayers are spared the expense of subsidizing his worthless life for years to come.

[TSgt]

Thanks, good explanation.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Jeeeez, he didn’t even give himself a warning shot. Rotten bugger.

[AngryJawa]

Protip for the clerk: If you're going to go for the pistol disarm, for God's sake step to the side and twist it back at the dirtbag.

That said, I'm glad the dirtbag won't be a continuing problem for ATL taxpayers. I wish the clerk a speedy recovery.

[Oldpuppymax]

Just think of the number of democrat voters pistols remove from future elections every day!!

[spodefly]

Good. One less Obama voter polluting the gene pool.

[kanawa]

Man, those are some eyebrows on the cousin.