British tourist shot dead in Texas bar

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British tourist shot dead in Texas bar
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Sat, 11-07-2009 - 10:43am

Thomas Reeve, 28, killed in Amarillo as shots are fired at drinkers during robbery


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/07/british-tourist-shot-dead-texas



A British tourist has been shot dead in a bar in Texas. Thomas Reeve, 28, was killed in the city of Amarillo when shots were fired at several drinkers, the Foreign Office confirmed.



The attack happened at the Spotted Pony Lounge in the town at about 10.45pm local time on Thursday.



Police said Reeve arrived in Amarillo a few hours before the shooting. He was travelling across the US with two friends.



He died at Northwest Texas hospital after being shot in the torso. An autopsy was being performed in Lubbock, the Amarillo Globe-News reported.



Reeve was drinking in the bar with his friends. They had rented a car in California and stopped in Amarillo on a trip to Florida.



A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We can confirm the death of Thomas Reeve and we are providing consular assistance to the family."



Another customer, Gordon Gollihugh, 48, was shot in the hand and taken to a local hospital, according to the connectamarillo.com website.



The gunman hit other customers with his fist, took purses, wallets and money from the bar's cash register and forced a woman to remove some of her clothing, according to officers. Ray Carlos Cisneros, 25, was arrested yesterday and was being questioned over the shooting, according to the Amarillo Globe-News.


http://www.amarillo.com/stories/110709/new_news1.shtml

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Wed, 11-18-2009 - 3:47pm

Forgot the rest of the post. As cars and guns go, I think both need licenses and you need to take a test to prove you know what's right and wrong.






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Thu, 11-19-2009 - 8:22am

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Fri, 11-20-2009 - 8:59am

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<<< Works for me. I think I'll take my tourist dollars and go to Florida this year. >>>

Your "tourist" dollars ain't no good around here anyway... Don't let the cactus hit you in the butt on your way out.

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Registered: 08-24-2009
Fri, 11-20-2009 - 12:07pm

Not sure why you would stay away from Texas... but Florida is no picnic when it comes to guns and crime.


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