cjhsa wrote:Note that it was apparently loaded...
Not necessarily, cj. The criminal element, and especially the armed robbers and other petty thieves, have a fairly muddled thought process and although this particular gentleman knew the gun was empty his brain wasn't able to comprehend, on such short notice, that an empty gun posed no danger.
He probably got a couple blocks from the store, stopped to catch his breath, and muttered, "Damn!"