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struggle4progress

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Sat Jul 25, 2015, 02:27 PM Jul 2015

Suspect shoots Confederate toy wagon in Bellvue street

Adrian D. Garcia
The Coloradoan
4:57 p.m. MDT July 24, 2015

... Renewed interest in Confederacy-themed items prompted Bellvue Store owner Kathryn Wegryzn to ask for $30 when a man offered her $19 for an "antique Confederate flag painted wagon" similar in style to the General Lee vehicle in the Dukes of Hazzard, the report said.

The man walked out of Wegryzn's thrift store on the morning of June 27 and came back a short time later with the $30.

He dragged the wagon into the street near 5024 Rist Canyon Road, placed it wheels up and got into a black SUV. After he unsuccessfully tried to run over the wagon, he exited the vehicle with a handgun. He walked over to the toy and shot at it at least nine times, causing those in the store and others at a nearby art sale to scatter.

The suspect — described as a white male in his 60s with short hair — left the scene before deputies arrived. On scene, a deputy observed what a appeared to be a tire spin mark on the gravel where incident happened and several shell casings and jacketed bullets ...

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Suspect shoots Confederate toy wagon in Bellvue street (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2015 OP
How do you NOT manage to run over a toy wagon in a SUV????? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2015 #1
what's the matter with this guy rurallib Jul 2015 #2
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