Escaped Convict Has Gunfight With Police
An escaped convict who overpowered two prison guards exchanged gunfire with police on a busy street before being captured at a coffeehouse, Omaha police said. No one was hurt.
Police said they found Michael McGuire after getting a tip from a man who said the inmate had kept him trapped in his apartment for three days since his escape.
Shots were exchanged in the street over about a block before McGuire ran into Mojo’s Coffeehouse. Keri Casady, who owns the shop, said McGuire walked in, stomped snow from his shoes and said, “It’s getting kind of crazy out there.”
McGuire, 54, asked for directions to the bathroom before police stormed in with guns drawn and captured him, Casady said.
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