Man dies after botched liquor store robbery

The Windsor Beacon ^ | July 13, 2005 | David Persons

[Living Free in NH]

The incident began late Friday when Wies entered Corner Liquors holding a garden hose nozzle...

Now, if the place were called Wicked Witch of the West Liquors, I could see the need for the hose.

That's one less scumbag we need to worry about.

[sdk7x7]

The right of the people to keep and bear hoses shall not be infringed.

[csvset]

Update: Nozzle man dies.

[Minnesoootan]

"Michaels said Trauernicht faced Wies and fired one shot. The bullet from Trauernicht’ gun struck the inside of the garden hose nozzle, exited the top of the nozzle and struck Wies in the head, Michaels said."

when asked about the miracle shot,Trauernicht said "I tried to do that" ;-)

[TXnMA]

I've read that sometimes people who shoot at an attacker end up shooting the attackers hand/weapon, rather than the attacker's center of mass

IIRC, (without bothering to check) that point was covered in Mas Ayoob's excellent book and LFI class, "Stressfire"

[Charles Henrickson]

doesn’t expect any charges to be filed against the liquor store owner, Ron Trauernicht

Indeed, they should give him a commendation.

[LtKerst]

We should pay a reward to any store owner that Kills a robber! 1000$!!!! that will save taxpayers alot of Jail money ! and increase Gun sales...both good Things!!!!

and reduce the # of criminals!...benifit # 3!

[Charles Henrickson]

The bullet from Trauernicht’ gun struck the inside of the garden hose nozzle, exited the top of the nozzle and struck Wies in the head

What are the odds?

Some things are just meant to be.

[Nov3]

He is hosed now!

[zek157]

Life sucks when your stupid.

[Oatka]

In any case, the bullet took an odd path to reach the robber's head.

That's what I thought. What are the odds of a bullet fired a few feet away (probably) entering a hole about 1/2"?

When I was a dumb teen we used to set up Coke bottles horizontally on a post with the mouth facing us and try to shoot out the bottoms with a .22 without hitting the sides. Never made it.

[Zeroisanumber]

I've read that sometimes people who shoot at an attacker end up shooting the attackers hand/weapon, rather than the attacker's center of mass (?) I wonder if that happened here, and if so, did it happen because the store owner failed to focus on the front sight.

Well, the poor guy was probably scared out of his wits. In that state of mind he's lucky that he hit the guy at all, much less got a wild chance ricochet that plotted the junkie in his store.

Kudos to the guy, however it happened.

[El Gato]

Eh? The motive? Let me take a wild guess: for the money?

And possibly a little something else... the something else that probably sealed his fate.

After Wies reportedly panned his “weapon” between Trauernicht and his wife, Norma Trauernicht, and then tried to force Norma Trauernicht to the floor, Ron Trauernicht grabbed a pistol from underneath the counter.

[lrvp99]

Maybe he figgerd the store owner only had a water pistol.

[joebuck]

"Never take a garden hose nozzle to a gun fight"

But...But....wan't it an assault garden hose nozzle?

[Chode]

HA ha...

[enuf]

Mr Trauernict musta been a pool player and really good at "banking his shots" as opposed to "straight on shots"

[El Gato]

Indeed, they should give him a commendation.

In the "old days", the robbers head would put put on spike outside the store entrance. pour encourager les autres (To encourage the others)

[Cobra64]

Gives a new meaning to the expression, "you're hosed!"