<h1>Robber fatally shot in Miami Burger King holdup</h1> <h2>A robbery at a Burger King in Miami's Upper East Side neighborhood left one person dead and another seriously injured.</h2><h3>BY ROBERT SAMUELS</h3>
An afternoon shootout at a busy Burger King restaurant in Miami left a potential robber dead and the customer who shot him seriously wounded.

The bloody event unfolded about 4 p.m. Tuesday at the restaurant at Northeast 54th Street and Biscayne Boulevard. It was a time, employees said, when it is usually crowded with schoolchildren and people getting out of work early.

The robber entered wearing a ski mask. He approached a clerk, showed his gun and demanded money, said Miami police spokesman Jeff Giordano.

A customer eyed him and the two started arguing. The customer had a concealed-weapons permit and his gun -- and the two exchanged gunfire.

The robber crumpled to the floor and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The customer, with several gunshot wounds, was in serious but stable condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center.

Officers divided witnesses into several groups outside the restaurant to gather information about the incident. Employees waiting to start their shift called friends and family members on their cellphones to pass the time because they were not allowed through the police tape.

''I just hope all my people are OK inside,'' said Cynthia Thomas, who has worked at the Burger King for five years. ``It is scary.''

Around them, drivers on busy Biscayne Boulevard gawked at the scene.

The area is a prime destination for residents in the Upper East Side neighborhood -- featuring Soyka's restaurant, Sushi Siam and Andiamo Pizza.

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Originally Posted by timthegem

The customer might need an iron lung and colostomy bag for the rest of his life but damn he probably stopped $200 from being stolen so bully for him.

my thoughts exactly.

wtf

good job starting a shootout and endangering everyone's life

 

Originally Posted by Lord Supremo

wtf

good job starting a shootout and endangering everyone's life

I hope you are talking about the robber.

I don't disagree with a lot of people's sentiment here, I just thought it was an interesting story.

I'm not. Watch this

Scenario 1: Vigilante Doesn't Start Shootout

Robber comes up to counter, points his gun at cashier, says "Gimme the money." Cashier gives robber $200 (or however much is in the drawer). Robber runs away, is probably caught soon thereafter. Insurance recoups BK's losses. No one is hurt.

Scenario 2: Vigilante Starts Shootout

Robber comes up to counter, points his gun at cashier, says "Gimme the money." Vigilante pulls his gun, says "I don't think so, pal." Robber turns and points gun at vigilante. The two shoot at each other. Robber is killed, vigilante is critically wounded. Stray bullets from their battle endanger the lives of everyone in the store. BK keeps its $200.

 

Originally Posted by Lord Supremo

BK keeps its $200.

I think we see who really won here.

The guy helps BK save their $200, and now has 30K in hospital bills!!!!! HOORAY!!!!!

I think the real question still needs to be answered.

Did he have it his way?

don't suppose they would bring back the yumbo just for him?

 

Originally Posted by goboro2

 

Originally Posted by timthegem

The customer might need an iron lung and colostomy bag for the rest of his life but damn he probably stopped $200 from being stolen so bully for him.

my thoughts exactly.

Here on Sat in West End 2 robbers went into a convenice store to rob it one jumped the counter and shot and killed while the clerk had his hands up wasnt resisiting at all

I am taking that bastard with me if I can if that ever happens to me

Sunday night and shot and killed the clerk, authorities said.

Harish Roy, 24, of Atlanta, died at the scene of the 8 p.m. shooting at the West End Stop N Shop in the 700 block of Lee Street, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office. The bullet that killed Roy went through one of his arms and hit him in the head, Atlanta police Lt. Keith Meadows said.

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Police believe at least three people were involved in the fatal robbery. Two men came into the store and a third drove the getaway car, a red Pontiac Grand Am, Meadows said.

One suspect walked into the store shortly before 8 p.m. and appeared to be “casing” it, Meadows said. He bought a cigar, looked around and left, according to video footage taken by surveillance cameras.

Five minutes later, two men returned, the footage shows. The robbers both wore white T-shirts.

One man stayed by the front door. The gunman appeared to pace nervously as he waited for a while the clerk waited on another customer, surveillance footage showed. Once the customer left, the gunman asked Roy for an item off a shelf behind the clerk, Meadows said.

While Roy went to get the item, the gunman quickly jumped through the narrow window opening of cashier’s cage, the video showed. Roy turned and rushed over to the man, who stood on the cashier’s counter and fired a shot.

Roy appeared to duck and put both hands up in defense, but was shot at least once, the footage showed. He crumpled to the floor and lay motionless while the gunman gathered at least four cigar boxes that were filled with cash and placed on a shelf below the cashier’s cage opening. The gunman went for the boxes without hesitation, leading police to believe the men knew where the money was kept.

The accomplice rushed over and gathered the boxes from the gunman before both left the store.

Roy’s death was one of three fatal overnight shootings investigated by the Fulton Medical Examiner’s office.

Investigator Mary Beth Hauptle said Carvell Booker, 28, of Atlanta died at Grady Memorial Hospital after being shot about 8:30 p.m. in the 400 block of Chappell Road in northwest Atlanta. Atlanta police Sgt. Lisa Keyes said that witnesses told detectives that Booker was standing outside an apartment building when a car drove up and a man got out and started fighting with Booker.

“The suspect then pulled out a handgun and shot the victim and ran from the scene on foot,” Keyes said. “The complex was searched for the suspect without success.”

In another incident, Aaron McAdory, 22, of East Point, died at the scene of a 2:30 a.m. shooting on Penrose Drive in East Point, Hauptle said.

East Point police Det. Chris Chandler said the victim was a passenger in a vehicle when he was shot in the chest. A suspect was taken into custody shortly after the shooting, Chandler said. The suspect’s name has not been released. Chandler said the circumstances surrounding the shooting were still being investigated late Monday morning.
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Its kinda hard to comment on w/o actually being there, but I think I'm in the camp of not letting the guy kill others before taking him down.

also, Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center <-- been there twice and once by helicopter!

I have a conceal and carry permit and I can say if I was in this situation with my gun on me I would just sit there and sip my chocolate shake, just as stated above let the crackhead get his $200 and be on his way...lmao at pulling my piece out and tring to save burger king a couple hundred bucks

LOL @ all of you wanting this guy charged, no fucking clue at all.

NOW, IF the guy came in and never showed his gun, we have one thing. Look, guy comes in, nobody has described his mindset, actions, mood and such. This guy (for all those know that want the OTHER guy charged) could have been screaming bloody hell and pulls his gun out, at that point you are foolish to think it is merely for show and he will get what he wants and leave, nobody will get hurt. Perps, crackheads and general dumbasses who pull this shit often shoot the others who do not resist them at all. Have you stopped to think if the robber was in a calm mood and his thought processes were all clear? Of course not, the POS was robbing the damn joint.

Everyone is MMQB'ing this without knowing what really happened and the sequence of events, thus the police separating everyone and interviewing the groups. Citizens with CCW permits are not looking for action of such, but you can damn sure make a point that the actions of that man against the robber could very well have saved lives, at least the only person died was the person that should have.

Like miamnole said, it's hard to comment on a short article that is likely inaccurate. However, even if it's half true, give the shooter the key to the city imo. Fuck the scumbag robber/could be killer.