Police: Man Dressed As Woman Fires Shots Inside Wal-Mart
No One Injured In Shooting
POSTED: Sunday, November 30, 2008
UPDATED: 11:14 am EST December 1,
2008
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A man dressed as a woman and wearing a wig fired shots inside an Orlando Wal-Mart during a robbery attempt, police said.
PHOTOS: Man Dressed As Woman
The incident occurred at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the Wal-Mart located at 2500 S. Kirkman Road.According to Orlando police, a man threatened a clerk with a handgun during the robbery attempt and fired two shots into the ceiling of the store before fleeing in a green 1997 Honda Accord with the Florida tag D85 05Z. The car, which had been reported stolen, was located early Monday morning in the southwest part of Orlando, police said.The gunman was described as a black man about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 150 pounds. He was wearing a wig with short gray hair and a black jacket with a flower print over a white flower-print dress.No one was injured, but two people were taken to an area hospital for high blood pressure, Orlando police said.An investigation into the shooting is under way.Anyone with information about the gunman's whereabouts is urged to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
PHOTOS: Man Dressed As Woman The incident occurred at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the Wal-Mart located at 2500 S. Kirkman Road.According to Orlando police, a man threatened a clerk with a handgun during the robbery attempt and fired two shots into the ceiling of the store before fleeing in a green 1997 Honda Accord with the Florida tag D85 05Z. The car, which had been reported stolen, was located early Monday morning in the southwest part of Orlando, police said.The gunman was described as a black man about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 150 pounds. He was wearing a wig with short gray hair and a black jacket with a flower print over a white flower-print dress.No one was injured, but two people were taken to an area hospital for high blood pressure, Orlando police said.An investigation into the shooting is under way.Anyone with information about the gunman's whereabouts is urged to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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