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A Daytime Robbery

发布时间：2016-02-26 编辑：查字典英语网小编

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　　Rod was a manager at House Depot. He worked about 50 hours a week. He loved his job, although the extra hours cut into the time he could spend with his three little girls. One morning he was supposed to go home at 7 a.m. Instead, he stayed on to help out for three more hours. He was just about to leave at 10 a.m. when he heard something.

　　At one of the checkout counters, he saw a man dressed in white painters coveralls pointing a gun at the female checker. He had on a yellow cap, a white plastic painters mask, and white gloves.

　　Rod hurried over. Times in Los Angeles had changed. All managers now received training on how to respond to armed robberies and hostage-taking. Rod was nervous, but he knew what he was supposed to do. He approached the gunman.

　　Sir, please dont point that gun. We will give you all the money you

　　The gunman didnt even wait for Rod to finish his sentence. He shot Rod in the stomach. The checker screamed. The gunman ran out to a white van and hopped in. The van sped off.

　　Rod didnt even make it to surgery. The killing made all the TV news shows. House Depot offered a $100,000 reward.

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