Posted on 12/23/2020 4:08:09 AM PST by marktwain
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A 32-year-old would me robber is killed by a store employee during an early-morning robbery attempt in Laurel County, investigators say.
According to Laurel County Sheriff John Root, Jacob S. Vann, of Keavy, died from gunshot wounds during an attempted robbery of the Bait Bucket store on Highway 312 about 11 mils south of London.
Just before 7 a.m. Saturday, Vann entered the store and demanded money, “inferring he had a weapon and assaulted a male store employee during the robbery attempt,” Root said in a statement.
Another male employee pulled a weapon and shot Vann as he was “assaulting the other employee,” hitting Vann at least once, causing a fatal injury, Root said.
Vann was pronounced dead at the scene by the Laurel County coroner.
A female store worker was wounded in the side by a stray bullet, according to the sheriff. She was treated at the scene by Ambulance Inc. of Laurel County and airlifted by PHI helicopter to UK Med Center in Lexington for treatment.
Assisting at the scene for the Laurel County Sheriff’s office was: Detective Taylor McDaniel, Detective Robert Reed, Deputy Brad Mink, Deputy Jamie Etherton, Deputy Allen Turner, Deputy Hobie Daugherty, Deputy Dylan Messer.
Also assisting at the scene was Kentucky State Police and West Knox Volunteer Fire Department.
A death investigation is being conducted by the Case Officer-Laurel Sheriff’s Lieut. Chris Edwards.
Get shot and die.
Anybody dumb enough to rob a shop in rural KY called “The Bait Bucket” with a make-believe weapon is bound to die.
He took the bait
What are the odds he’ll end up as a Covid death?
... and kicked the bucket.
“fatally wounded”
That’s an interesting way to put it. Why not just say “killed”?
When I was young I wanted to be a proof reader. Of course , that was before auto correct.
A “would me” robber at that.
Died of Wuhan Virus and a little lead poisoning.
They can stock him in the store after becoming worm food.
Will the report state he died of inferred stupidity ??
Lead poisoning in this case definitely is a co-morbidity.
All that over a can of worms......
Hook, line & sinker.....
You should seen the one that got away.
Would be Robber = Active (inactive) corpse
Merry Christmas Mr.Vann.
Like. :)
BLAM it's all over with a happy ending. :)
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