The unstoppable rise of the machines #28377

Wheelchair gunman surrenders to police robot

Ed Harris
24.12.09

A gunman in a wheelchair surrenders after a day-long hostage drama at a US post office.

Warren Taylor, who had reportedly entered the building pushing the chair while claiming to be carrying explosives, gave himself up and released three people he was holding.

The building, in a rural Virginia community, was surrounded by armed police, sparking a tense stand-off that lasted nine hours yesterday.

Taylor initially fired shots from the building in Wytheville, but no one was injured. The drama came to an end when police ordered him to let the hostages go and come out with his hands up. Soon after, Taylor and three others left the post office.

A team of SWAT police sheltered behind vehicles as Taylor wheeled himself out and "surrendered" to a bomb-disposal robot.

State police Sergeant Michael Conroy said: "We're just grateful it ended peacefully. This is just the best outcome we could hope for."

Police had negotiated with Taylor by phone, but he made no demands other than a request for a pizza. He is reported to have told police he had a military background.

Officers had cordoned off the scene and advised people to leave homes and businesses in the area because it was feared Taylor had "enough explosives to take out the whole block".

But police said no explosives had been found.

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A gunman in a wheelchair surrenders after a day-long hostage drama at a US post office.

Batman wrote:

A gunman in a wheelchair surrenders after a day-long hostage drama at a US post office.

Here's proof why Bucks shouldn't be given wheelchairs.....