He'd have gotten away.In December 2004, the restaurant Pat's of Henderson in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles can also refer to Lake Charles, Nova Scotia a lake in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia Lake Charles , was robbed. Two robbers opened fire on restaurant worker Nicholas Perioux. Perioux reviewed the night's happenings for KPLC KPLC Kenya Power and Lighting Company Channel 7: "I probably had about 10, maybe 15 bullets shot at me." During the maelstrom of bullets, Perioux grabbed a gun and fired back, hitting one of the criminals with a non-lethal shot to the head. The robbers then fled. The Lake Charles police investigated, and as part of their investigation, they collected blood samples for DNA testing. Almost two years later this DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. was finally analyzed through a national DNA database A National DNA database is a database of DNA samples against which law enforcement agencies can match suspect DNA. The first national database was set up by the United Kingdom in April 1995. France set up the FNAEG in 1998. , and the criminal who had been shot during the robbery was caught. With one wounding shot, a criminal was doomed to be caught. Too bad it took so long. With a little better shooting on Perioux's part, neither robber would have made it out of the store in the first place. |
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