Robbery foiled.At about 10:30 p.m. on August 30, a masked A state of being disabled or cut off. man armed with a handgun entered Old National Liquors in southwest Atlanta, Georgia Georgia, country, Asia Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia. , and announced a robbery. Unbeknownst to him, an off-duty sheriff's deputy was in the store at the time. The lawman, who was not identified by authorities, drew his own firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. and confronted the culprit, John Luther Graham. When Graham started to point his gun in the deputy's direction, the latter fired a single shot, striking Graham in the right shoulder. The disabled bandit bandit: see brigandage. surrendered without returning fire. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment of his wound. |
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