Wait a minute! How did this guy get a gun?!
Suspect wounded in gunfire at Plaza Hotel
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (August 8, 2000 9:32 a.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - A security guard at the swank Plaza Hotel traded gunshots with a burglary suspect Monday evening after the man fired at guards outside the landmark hotel.
The suspect, whose name was not released, was wounded in the arm. No other injuries were reported. He was hospitalized Tuesday in stable condition and is charged with burglary, attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
The incident occurred Monday evening after security guards saw the suspect, who was wearing a blue suit and tie, milling about in the hotel lobby. The guards recognized the man from previous surveillance videotapes of a theft, police said.
After the guards chased the man out of the hotel, he shot at them, prompting one guard to shoot back at the suspect, police said. It is not clear if any hotel guests were nearby at the time.
Despite being struck in the arm with a bullet, the gunman tried to flee the scene by hopping into a taxi about a block away. But police blocked the vehicle and when the suspect jumped out, he was wrestled to the ground, witnesses said.
Telephone calls made to the Plaza Hotel went unanswered. The Plaza is located on Fifth Avenue and Central Park South, a busy tourist area and one of the city's ritziest sections.
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God, Guns and Guts made this country a great country!
Suspect wounded in gunfire at Plaza Hotel
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (August 8, 2000 9:32 a.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - A security guard at the swank Plaza Hotel traded gunshots with a burglary suspect Monday evening after the man fired at guards outside the landmark hotel.
The suspect, whose name was not released, was wounded in the arm. No other injuries were reported. He was hospitalized Tuesday in stable condition and is charged with burglary, attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
The incident occurred Monday evening after security guards saw the suspect, who was wearing a blue suit and tie, milling about in the hotel lobby. The guards recognized the man from previous surveillance videotapes of a theft, police said.
After the guards chased the man out of the hotel, he shot at them, prompting one guard to shoot back at the suspect, police said. It is not clear if any hotel guests were nearby at the time.
Despite being struck in the arm with a bullet, the gunman tried to flee the scene by hopping into a taxi about a block away. But police blocked the vehicle and when the suspect jumped out, he was wrestled to the ground, witnesses said.
Telephone calls made to the Plaza Hotel went unanswered. The Plaza is located on Fifth Avenue and Central Park South, a busy tourist area and one of the city's ritziest sections.
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God, Guns and Guts made this country a great country!