This isn't Cuba or North Korea.
And it’s no Liberal La La land either.
The person who saw him, the guy he hijacked, stated he had a ballistic vest on and a high powered rifle with tons of magazines strapped to his body.
BTW, there was a firefight while he was holed up in his cabin. He chose to fight. He could have surrendered.
Freepers defending killers...who woulda thunk it.
They have much lower crime rates, don't they?