Ironically, I was sitting at another pizzeria in E-town with my cousin at the same time this happened. If I happened to be at the one he robbed, I'd have to say if his gun went click, with no bang, I wouldn't wait for him to try it again. Kid or no kid. I don't know the difference between an air-powered gun that didn't shoot, or a gun that failed to fire. He's lucky I don't like Little Ceasars.
How would you have handled this?
http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/articles/2007/07/23/news/news04.txt
Pizza store robber backs up threat with weapon
By BOB WHITE
Sunday, July 22, 2007 9:40 PM CDT
ELIZABETHTOWN — A pizzeria manager and her assistant are grateful to be uninjured after being shot at during a Saturday afternoon robbery.
According to Melissa Hawkins, around 2 p.m. a teenage boy entered the store lobby where she and another employee, April Cleaver, were working. He fired his weapon directly at them without warning, Hawkins said.
When nothing expelled from the barrel, Hawkins and Cleaver hurried through the lobby door to the kitchen area — locking the door behind them, Hawkins said.
“That’s when he said we had 10 seconds to give him all the money in the register or else he’d shoot,” Hawkins said. “I told him I would if he put the gun down.”
The robber pointed the gun away from the employees, Cleaver said. The contents of the cash drawer were surrendered to the boy, who then fled the store.
Hawkins said police have made an arrest. Investigators working the case were unavailable for comment Sunday afternoon and Lincoln Village Juvenile Detention center staff would not confirm an arrest because of policies regarding juvenile privacy.
Although the robber covered his face in adhesive bandages and wore sunglasses, Hawkins and Cleaver both say they recognized the teen as a boy who frequented the pizzeria and once applied for a job there.
Although the robber was armed with what is thought to have been an air-powered gun, Cleaver said she wants the teen to face stiff consequences, since a pellet gun can cause serious injury.
“I’m only 22 and my life could’ve ended right there,” Cleaver said. “He should have everything thrown at him.”
Hawkins also took the incident seriously. She was hesitant to return to work at the business because of the fear the teen instilled in her, she said Sunday.
Both employees said the robber counted aloud, backward from 10, as they opened the cash drawer. The countdown was something both said they won’t forget.
How would you have handled this?
http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/articles/2007/07/23/news/news04.txt
Pizza store robber backs up threat with weapon
By BOB WHITE
Sunday, July 22, 2007 9:40 PM CDT
ELIZABETHTOWN — A pizzeria manager and her assistant are grateful to be uninjured after being shot at during a Saturday afternoon robbery.
According to Melissa Hawkins, around 2 p.m. a teenage boy entered the store lobby where she and another employee, April Cleaver, were working. He fired his weapon directly at them without warning, Hawkins said.
When nothing expelled from the barrel, Hawkins and Cleaver hurried through the lobby door to the kitchen area — locking the door behind them, Hawkins said.
“That’s when he said we had 10 seconds to give him all the money in the register or else he’d shoot,” Hawkins said. “I told him I would if he put the gun down.”
The robber pointed the gun away from the employees, Cleaver said. The contents of the cash drawer were surrendered to the boy, who then fled the store.
Hawkins said police have made an arrest. Investigators working the case were unavailable for comment Sunday afternoon and Lincoln Village Juvenile Detention center staff would not confirm an arrest because of policies regarding juvenile privacy.
Although the robber covered his face in adhesive bandages and wore sunglasses, Hawkins and Cleaver both say they recognized the teen as a boy who frequented the pizzeria and once applied for a job there.
Although the robber was armed with what is thought to have been an air-powered gun, Cleaver said she wants the teen to face stiff consequences, since a pellet gun can cause serious injury.
“I’m only 22 and my life could’ve ended right there,” Cleaver said. “He should have everything thrown at him.”
Hawkins also took the incident seriously. She was hesitant to return to work at the business because of the fear the teen instilled in her, she said Sunday.
Both employees said the robber counted aloud, backward from 10, as they opened the cash drawer. The countdown was something both said they won’t forget.
