would be robber shot by cabbie

[mpi]

a yellow cab driver shot a would be robber in the hill district part of Pittsburgh tonight. Police said that the crim pulled a gun and announced the robbery and the cabbie, without hesitation drew his weapon and shot the crim to death. What do you want to bet the yellow cab company fires this citizen.

The police spokes person said that the cabbie was properly licensed to poses a firearm...........why is it that cops seem to have no idea what the laws are regarding firearms in this state? Police regularly can be depended on to give incompetent firearms advice.

in any case congrats to the live cabbie!

[Emptymag]

You caught that too?

I was in the other room, listening to the TV and I heard him say the driver/shooter was "licensed to POSSESS a firearm".

Nice.
F-ing moron.

[DaveM55]

Taxi passenger shot to death in Hill
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08061...pid=latest.xml

One man was killed and a Yellow Cab driver injured during an apparent robbery attempt in the Hill District this evening.

The shooting occurred on Somers Drive when a passenger who was picked up Downtown tried to rob the cab driver, police said.

A struggle ensued. City police said that at some point, the cabbie, who was licensed to carry a firearm, pulled out a gun. In the struggle over the weapon, the passenger was shot and killed and the cab driver suffered an injury to his arm, according to police.

Neither the name of the cab driver nor the passenger was released.

The cabbie was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital for treatment.

[normanvin]

Good!!!!!!!!!

[DaveM55]

Taxi Shooting In Hill District Under Investigation
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Pittsburgh police are investigating after a deadly shooting inside of a taxi cab in the Hill District.

http://kdka.com/local/shooting.Hill.....2.666996.html

It happened just before 8 p.m. Saturday on Somers Drive near Chauncey Drive.

Police say when the passenger attempted to rob the taxi driver, the driver pulled out a licensed gun and there was a struggle for the weapon.

According to authorities, the driver suffered a gunshot wound to the arm, while the passenger was killed.

"The passenger in the cab attempted to rob the cab driver and during the course of the robbery the driver, who was licensed to possess a firearm, pulled out a firearm and over the struggle with the gun, both the driver and the suspect, or passenger, were shot," said Commander Thomas Stangrecki, with the Pittsburgh Police. "The passenger has been pronounced deceased."

[SteveXD]

Good Guy 1 Bad Guy 0...

Nice!

[reels18]

I hope the cabbie doesn't get Nifonged.

[Autonomous]

Sounds like a mess. May the cabbie have a full and quick recovery both mentaly and physicaly. Glad that the cabbie came out on top.
-A

[ungawa]

...What do you want to bet the yellow cab company fires this citizen.

Back to 7-11 (if he didn't shoot anyone there).

[mpi]

you know.....if they ever release the drivers name we should make a point of requesting him if any of us ever need a yellow cab. If they ask why we should explain pointedly why we want this guy!