"gunfight" and "exchange of gunfire"

[Victor Steinbok]

I'm told by someone who's been following the details more than I have
been that cops involved in the "encircling" said they were being fired
at. Not much of a gunfight, mind you, but definitely an exchange of gunfire.

     VS-)

On 4/22/2013 6:38 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> All I can find new is speculation that his neck wound came from a botched
> suicide attempt in the boat. (Not everybody is Annie Oakley).  The _Mail_
> Online also has a drawing of him shooting at cops from the poop deck or
> whatever. All the evidence one should need nowadays,  no doubt.
>
> So far, still nothing definitive. The Police Commissioner of Waterbury told
> CNN this morning that he "believed" that "a gun" had been discovered "near"
> the boat but wasn't certain.
>
> So not even the Commish knows.
>
> SPECIAL NEWS BALONUS: It was said repeatedly  that on Thursday night the
> evil duo had "robbed a convenience store" or, in some versions,
> specifically a "7-11."
>
> Turns out they hadn't.
>
> JL

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