Okay, this is pretty long since I had to paste it from an email. I also pasted part of an article in the Seattle Times archive at the bottom. Seems the story isn\'t all that far off. 
> >I don\'t know if this is true or a Hoax, but it is definately
> >the dream that most cops have at some point in their
> >career...
> >
> >
> >( LOOKS LIKE THE WINNER RIGHT HERE )
> >
> >
> >Subject: First candidate for the 2005 Darwin Award
> >
> >
> >Darwin Awards...And I think we just may have a winner...!
> >
> >The following mind-boggling attempt at a crime spree in Washington
> >State, appeared to be the robber\'s first (and last), due to his lack of a
> >previous record of violence, and his terminally stupid choices:
> >
> >1. His target was H&J Leather & Firearms, a gun shop specializing in
> >handguns.
> >
> >2. The shop was full of customers - firearms customers.
> >
> >3. To enter the shop, the robber had to step around a marked police car
> >parked at the front door.
> >
> >4. A uniformed officer was standing at the counter, having coffee before
> >work.
> >
> >Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a hold-up, and
> >fired a few wild shots from a .22 target pistol. The officer and a clerk
> >promptly returned fire, the police officer with a 9mm Glock 17, the clerk
> >with a .50 Desert Eagle, assisted by several customers who also drew
their
> >guns, several of whom also fired.
> >
> >The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by Paramedics. Crime scene
> >investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The
> >subsequent autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds. Ballistics identified
rounds
> >from 7 different weapons.
> >
> >No one else was hurt in the exchange of fire.
Business: Sunday, February 04, 1990
Man Killed In Robbery Attempt
A would-be robber who was shot in a battle with a King County police officer and a clerk at a Renton Highlands gun shop died last night at a Seattle hospital, police said.
<NAME OMITTED>, 33, of Renton died about 8:15 p.m. at Harborview Medical Center, Renton police said. No one else was injured.
Hospital officials said <the perpetrator> had been operated on for gunshot wounds to the chest.
Renton police Capt. Don Persson said the on-duty officer and the clerk both opened fire on <the perpetrator> as he tried to rob H&J Leather & Firearms Ltd., 4047 N.E. Sunset Blvd., about 4:40 p.m. ``after the suspect fired first.\'\'
Police declined to identify the officer involved.
It had not been determined whether <the perpetrator> was hit by shots from the officer\'s gun, the clerk\'s gun, or both, Persson said from the
gun shop as he investigated the incident.
The store was full of customers when the shooting happened, Persson said. He said the police officer, whom he described as a veteran, had gone into the store to ``pick something up.\'\'
``The surprising thing is that the man had to walk right past a marked police car to get in the front door,\'\' Persson said. He said the suspect announced his intent to rob the store, spied the police officer and opened fire.
EDIT - I realized I should probably omit the alleged perp\'s name in the post, just in case. Not that I expect to be litigated against, but never really hurts to be safe.
> >I don\'t know if this is true or a Hoax, but it is definately
> >the dream that most cops have at some point in their
> >career...
> >
> >
> >( LOOKS LIKE THE WINNER RIGHT HERE )
> >
> >
> >Subject: First candidate for the 2005 Darwin Award
> >
> >
> >Darwin Awards...And I think we just may have a winner...!
> >
> >The following mind-boggling attempt at a crime spree in Washington
> >State, appeared to be the robber\'s first (and last), due to his lack of a
> >previous record of violence, and his terminally stupid choices:
> >
> >1. His target was H&J Leather & Firearms, a gun shop specializing in
> >handguns.
> >
> >2. The shop was full of customers - firearms customers.
> >
> >3. To enter the shop, the robber had to step around a marked police car
> >parked at the front door.
> >
> >4. A uniformed officer was standing at the counter, having coffee before
> >work.
> >
> >Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a hold-up, and
> >fired a few wild shots from a .22 target pistol. The officer and a clerk
> >promptly returned fire, the police officer with a 9mm Glock 17, the clerk
> >with a .50 Desert Eagle, assisted by several customers who also drew
their
> >guns, several of whom also fired.
> >
> >The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by Paramedics. Crime scene
> >investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The
> >subsequent autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds. Ballistics identified
rounds
> >from 7 different weapons.
> >
> >No one else was hurt in the exchange of fire.
Business: Sunday, February 04, 1990
Man Killed In Robbery Attempt
A would-be robber who was shot in a battle with a King County police officer and a clerk at a Renton Highlands gun shop died last night at a Seattle hospital, police said.
<NAME OMITTED>, 33, of Renton died about 8:15 p.m. at Harborview Medical Center, Renton police said. No one else was injured.
Hospital officials said <the perpetrator> had been operated on for gunshot wounds to the chest.
Renton police Capt. Don Persson said the on-duty officer and the clerk both opened fire on <the perpetrator> as he tried to rob H&J Leather & Firearms Ltd., 4047 N.E. Sunset Blvd., about 4:40 p.m. ``after the suspect fired first.\'\'
Police declined to identify the officer involved.
It had not been determined whether <the perpetrator> was hit by shots from the officer\'s gun, the clerk\'s gun, or both, Persson said from the
gun shop as he investigated the incident.
The store was full of customers when the shooting happened, Persson said. He said the police officer, whom he described as a veteran, had gone into the store to ``pick something up.\'\'
``The surprising thing is that the man had to walk right past a marked police car to get in the front door,\'\' Persson said. He said the suspect announced his intent to rob the store, spied the police officer and opened fire.
EDIT - I realized I should probably omit the alleged perp\'s name in the post, just in case. Not that I expect to be litigated against, but never really hurts to be safe.
