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Man who held up NY store while attached to oxygen tank dies in Md. accident after police chase
Authorities say a man who robbed a New York City store while attached to an oxygen tank has died in a car accident in Maryland.
Police say the man, identified as 63-year-old Arthur Williams, of Gadsden, Ala., walked into a Turkish men's wear store in Manhattan last Friday with a cane and breathing through a tube connected to the tank. Police say he fired three shots after demanding money, but fled empty-handed. No one was injured.
Officials say Williams made his way to Maryland where he robbed two hotels early Sunday.
A description of the robber went over police airwaves and a state trooper, who was following a drunken driver, realized he was pursuing the robber.
After a 2 1/2-mile chase, authorities say the robber ran off the road and crashed into a parked car. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Oxygen-Toting Robber Who Fled NY Dies in Md. Crash - ABC News
Authorities say a man who robbed a New York City store while attached to an oxygen tank has died in a car accident in Maryland.
Police say the man, identified as 63-year-old Arthur Williams, of Gadsden, Ala., walked into a Turkish men's wear store in Manhattan last Friday with a cane and breathing through a tube connected to the tank. Police say he fired three shots after demanding money, but fled empty-handed. No one was injured.
Officials say Williams made his way to Maryland where he robbed two hotels early Sunday.
A description of the robber went over police airwaves and a state trooper, who was following a drunken driver, realized he was pursuing the robber.
After a 2 1/2-mile chase, authorities say the robber ran off the road and crashed into a parked car. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Oxygen-Toting Robber Who Fled NY Dies in Md. Crash - ABC News