Posted on 08/13/2009 8:14:18 PM PDT by chuck_the_tv_out
A Walker County man who authorities say shot up a bingo hall Saturday night during a robbery was shot and killed by a security guard, according to the Walker County sheriff.
William G. Cantrell Jr., 43, was declared dead at the scene after he was shot multiple times by a security guard at It's Your Lucky Day Charity Bingo at 20 Pineywoods Sipsey Road, Walker County Sheriff John Mark Tirey said.
According to Tirey, Cantrell entered through the front door around 11 p.m., fired his shotgun into the ceiling and yelled: "This is a robbery. Everybody get out of here." As he headed toward the cashiers' cages, Cantrell fired more shots at the ceiling, then fired at a cashier's cage and a safe, Tirey said. As two security guards approached, Cantrell turned his gun toward them and one of the guards shot him multiple times, the sheriff said.
Security cameras captured much of the scene, Tirey said. Authorities also interviewed about 40 to 45 witnesses, he said.
"It is a regrettable situation," Tirey said. "We're very fortunate we didn't have a lot of injuries. The potential was there."
Tirey said Cantrell arrived at the bingo hall in a vehicle he had stolen a couple of hours earlier. He robbed a Jasper business of the vehicle around 8:40 p.m., the sheriff said.
Wasn't for him
ready....aim....fire....BINGO!!
Boom...boom.
Out go the lights.
Let the [bingo] chips fall where they may.
” It’s Your Lucky Day Charity Bi”
Maybe the next idiot will think twice about whether or not he’s feeling lucky and decides to go rob the place.
“It is a regrettable situation,”
Not entirely. Scratch one public enemy.
Corner!!
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Clever ;-)
Aw geez...That's my last name.....the shame.
Of course it was; first time in his life he ever won that much lead and copper is such a short time gambling.
I have to wonder if the guard got five in a line.
Out of all the aliases he probably used over the years, it was truly his last name.
“Bingo hall robber shot and killed...”
Glad to hear it.
I wonder how many Bingo grannies stood at the ready with backup in case the guards missed.
Some of those ladies take their Bingo seriously!
Sounds more like BANGO to me.
My home county....yay...don’t tread on us!!
He’s lucky he just got shot by the security guard and the bingo players didn’t rip him limb from limb while still alive.
You DON’T come between a bingo player and their money. They take this stuff really seriously and anyone trying to cheat a bingo player from their winnings will definitely pay.
He got off easy.
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