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serenissima) wrote2007-07-13 09:05 am
serenissima) wrote2007-07-13 09:05 am
Entry tags:
Wine, cheese, hug calm armed robber
Washington Post: A Gate-Crasher's Change of Heart
There's also an Associated Press article on the same incident.
Suddenly, a hooded man slid in through an open gate and put the barrel of a handgun to the head of a 14-year-old guest.
"Give me your money, or I'll start shooting," he demanded, according to D.C. police and witness accounts.
The five other guests, including the girls' parents, froze -- and then one spoke. "We were just finishing dinner. Why don't you have a glass of wine with us?"
The intruder took a sip of their Chateau Malescot St-Exupéry and said, "Damn, that's good wine."
There's also an Associated Press article on the same incident.