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Jamieson: Staring Down A Gun Barrel

Posted by DFO

Feb. 19, 2009 1:08 p.m. • 11 comments

All it takes is a masked man walking into a store with a gun. In that instant, your life really does flash before you. It happened at Queen Anne’s Bartell drugstore at First Avenue North, early last Thursday around 2:45 a.m., as Seattle slept. About a half-dozen patrons were inside. At the checkout aisle, I chatted with the manager for a few minutes and turned for the exit. That’s when a short man — a blur in dark clothing — cycloned inside. He wore a gray hoodie, gloves and had a black mask across his face. He said nothing at first — and didn’t have to. The object in his right hand, raised slightly in my direction, said it all. “Gun!” I yelled. Patrons stampeded for the door/Robert L. Jamieson Jr., Seattle PI. More here.

Question: Have you ever been robbed at gunpoint?

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