HEY MAN, NICE SHOT: Police Officer Shoots Hostage-Taking Criminal In The Face

By Bob Owens

The hostage standoff has been used countless times in television and the movies, to the point it’s now a cliche. The bad guy takes a hostage and uses her (it’s almost always a her) as a human shield, and threatens to kill her unless the police allow him to escape.

Invariably, an officer with nerves of steel calmly takes aim at the criminal and fires a single shot, dropping the violent thug and saving the innocent hostage.

Of course, that only happens in the movies…

An unidentified robbery suspect was taken to a hospital early Wednesday morning after being shot by a Durham police officer at a McDonald’s on Tower Boulevard.

Police Chief Jose Lopez released few details about the ongoing investigation during a 10 a.m. news conference, but he said multiple officers responded to the fast-food restaurant at about 4 a.m. after dispatchers received a call about a robbery.

The lights inside the restaurant were off when officers arrived, but Lopez said officers noticed movement inside.

When officers entered the restaurant, they saw a man with his arm around the neck of a female employee. The man repeatedly threatened to kill the woman, Lopez said, and after a brief standoff one of the …read more

Source:: Bearing Arms