Would-be robber shoots self to death

Associated Press

DALLAS -- A 19-year-old would-be robber from Fort Worth died after accidentally shooting himself during an early morning break-in, police said.

The body of Cameron Sands was found early Tuesday morning in the driveway of a home in the suburban Dallas town of Grand Prairie.

Sands kicked in the door of the house and then shot himself in the abdomen while trying to pull a gun out of his pants, Grand Prairie police said. Sands then dropped the gun and ran from the home, making it as far as the driveway before he collapsed.

The homeowner was not injured, police said.

"This is the first that I've heard of a robbery suspect killing himself as he is drawing a gun out of his waistband," Grand Prairie police spokesman Lt. John Brimmer said in a story on The Dallas Morning News Web site Wednesday. "It certainly isn't common."

The Tarrant County medical examiner ruled the death accidental, the News reported.

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Posted by: On: Friday, June 20, 2008 8:34 AM

Comment Title: Good
Well, that takes care of that. Too bad they can't all do that instead of our tax dollars having to go to house and feed them (in jail/prison) or having them not get caught and end up hurting someone. Justice has prevailed!
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Posted by: On: Friday, June 20, 2008 7:52 AM

Comment Title: Point Made
Just goes to show you crimminals are not the sharpest tools in the shed. He got what he deserved and then some.
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Posted by: On: Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:34 PM

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THIS IS THE END.
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Posted by: On: Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:42 PM

Comment Title: Ain't that a shame...
No trial, no money spent on incarceration, it's all good.
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Posted by: On: Thursday, June 19, 2008 6:14 PM

Comment Title: Would-be robber shoots self to death
Good for nothing and good at nothing, justice has been served.
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