BANK GUARD KILLED DURING SHOOTOUT WITH GUNMAN.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. ORANGE - A gunman who robbed the same bank three times returned Wednesday and shot and killed a security guard. The guard was hailed as a hero for wounding the bandit bandit: see brigandage. and possibly saving lives. No one else was hurt. The gunman walked into the Eldorado Bank about 10:15 a.m., drew his weapon and ordered customers and employees to the ground, police Lt. Ed Tunstall said. The gunman's surveillance camera photo was posted on the bank door. ``I heard a woman's voice real panicky yelling, `It's him! It's him!''' witness Cheryl Chute said. At that point, the guard stood up and shot the gunman, who returned fire and killed the guard, Tunstall said. The name of the guard, a 54-year-old former policeman on the job just three weeks, wasn't released. ``With each robbery the suspect has become more vocal, more brazen,'' Tunstall said. ``This time, he entered, almost immediately brandished a weapon, threatened to kill people and ordered them to the ground. ``Certainly the security guard is a hero. He could very well have prevented somebody else inside the bank being hurt or killed. We can look at this man as being a hero.'' The seriously wounded A casualty whose injuries or illness are of such severity that the patient is rendered unable to walk or sit, thereby requiring a litter for movement and evacuation. See also evacuation; litter; patient. gunman was taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. . Hospital spokeswoman Cathy Capaldi said police asked that all information be withheld. The gunman robbed the same bank three times previously in the past 16 months, investigators said. It wasn't known how much money was taken in those robberies. Drew Lovett, a friend of the dead guard, said they recently discussed the possible danger if there was another robbery. ``He said it's probably not likely he'll hit a fourth time,'' Lovett said. It wasn't clear how many bullets were fired, but Chute said there were at least six gunshots. On Feb. 28, in neighboring Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County, two heavily armed gunmen died in a destructive gun battle with out-gunned Los Angeles police after a robbery at a North Hollywood Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. branch. The nationally televised shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. resulted in an upgrade in weapons police are allowed to carry in Los Angeles. |
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