Posted on 08/09/2002 8:06:42 PM PDT by GailA
Store worker shoots robber
Tonight a Mid-South family is counting their lucky stars after they fought back during an armed robbery and won! It happened in Walls, Mississippi at a family owned Amoco station.
People who work near the intersection of Highways 301 and 61 in Walls have been nervous because of a bunch of nearby robberies. At one convenience store - they decided to get ready and that's a good thing - because yesterday, trouble came a knockin'. "My wife was standing right here behind the register." Tony Andreoli's job took a terrifying twist Tuesday. "I was prepared to... if I had to... to kill him if I had to... you know, whatever i had to do to stay alive and protect my family."
Andreoli manages a family-run convenience store at this Amoco in Walls. His wife was at the register... and he was in back - when he noticed this man - Richard Moore - harassing his wife up front. His wife was handing over cash from the register. "It was real confusing to me because he was the only one person I seen in the store... cause he didn't have a gun... he didn't have a gun... he didn't have a knife... he didn't seem like he was any kind of jeopardy to us." That's when Andreoli realized there was another man in the store. He says James Miller was hiding behind the counter pointing a gun at his wife's head. "He was sitting there. Right where I am now? Right where you're at now... and he was inching his way up. He started off at the back of the sink... and as he was getting more and more frustrated while I was trying to figure out what she was doing... he was getting frustrated talking I'm going to kill you... I'm going to kill everyone in the store.. you know I want the money."
Everyone also included Andreoli's 5 year-old daughter, watching TV in the store. And Andreoli's wife reacted. "She asked him do you want the money out of the safe and he said yeah... and she act like she was gonna get money out of the safe and when she did she sprung up... over the counter." The wife and daughter made it outside. The two men police say robbed the store - Richard Moore and James Miller started to run. But it wasn't over. "He just took off running... turn around and shot at me... he missed me by a good distance cause the bullet hole's over here at the side of the brick of the wall." But Andreoli didn't miss! He got his own gun out of his truck and fired five shots at Miller... hitting him four times... three in the legs and one in the foot. Both men were caught by Desoto County Sheriff's Officers as were two others - Billy Ray Joy and Jermaine Smith, apparently waiting nearby in a getaway car. All four were arraigned today.
Police say if YOU are confronted by a robber - at gunpoint - it is best to cooperate... and then CALL police when you can.
Bullshit
Geez, this sounds like a cut-and-paste from some Independent Counsel's report..
Even with the misplaced shots...a slightly bigger caliber (although the article didn't mention it, I'm guessing it was a minor caliber) might have seriously debilitated the perp. Imagine four hits from a 45 in that area of the body? No legs left!
The guy was running for christ's sake. You trying hitting a man running 4 out of 5 shots with your adrenaline pump running on 11. Jeez.
lets change the words around a little and see what we get..
(Police) terrorism experts say if YOU are confronted by a (robber)hijacker - (eliminatethis part(at gunpoint) - it is best to cooperate... and then get a little sand and a contraban cigar(CALL police)and a cute photo when you can.
now we have.....terrorism experts say if YOU are confronted by a hijacker - it is best to cooperate... and then get a little sand and a contraban cigar and a cute photo when you can. Who the hades forgot the TWIN TOWERS.
Yeah, that's real easy to say when the cameras are rolling right outside the police station. Knowing there were robberies occurring in the area should have been a tip off to be armed in the store. As for calling the police...easy enough to do when the shooting is over.
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