PA - "Someone" Shoots Would-Be Gas Station Robber

[Kevlar]

A Center Valley man held up the Valero gas station in Allentown this morning, but fled in his station wagon as "someone involved with the gas station" shot him in the shoulder, police said.

Robert Leroy Landis, 40, drove off from the 917 N. Fourth St. station at about 10:30, and his windshield was shattered as bullets flew, according to police radio reports.

A half hour later, police captured him in the woods along the Lehigh River after he ditched the car on S. Armour Street, police Capt. Stephen Mould said.

"He was apprehended at gunpoint," Mould said.

Mould said police were not yet revealing who shot Landis, except to say "someone involved with the gas station" fired a handgun, and more than two people were inside the station when Landis arrived.

http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/all-allentown-shots-fired-050410-cn,0,3896710.story.

 

[Zappa]

Too bad this "someone" wasn't a better shot.

 

[Kicker96FS]

True, but they did good enough.

 

[Zappa]

True, but they did good enough.

Yes, but it's going to cost the taxpayers a lot more money now. [sad2]

 

[skyhawk]

It isn't too specific obviously, but it sounds as though the "someone" shot at the suspect as he was retreating....

With people in the parking lot while you're shooting at the suspect's car (or if the car was hit incidentally in the background from the station?), it doesn't sound like it was a great idea to open fire. If he was shot inside while holding the place up, that's of course a different story but it's too unclear. Either way, shouldn't you be concerned with what's behind what you're shooting or at least practice enough/shoot close enough to aim what you're hitting at? It sounds to me like a wild west shootout.