A disgruntled Texas taco lover shot at police and triggered a 3 1/2-hour standoff after he became upset that the price of his favorite fast-food snack had gone up 50 cents.
The man, whose name was not disclosed, allegedly flew into a rage Sunday when a drive-through attendant at a San AntonioTaco Bell told him that the price of the Beefy Crunch Burrito had risen to $1.49 from 99 cents, the San Antonio Express-News reported.
"They did use to be 99 cents, but that was just a promotion," restaurant manager Brian Tillerson told the paper.
The man had ordered seven of them, adding an extra $3.50 plus tax to his bill, the paper said.
Tillerson told police that the man got angry, pulled out a BB gun and fired at him before fleeing into the parking lot.
Employees and customers then spotted the man pulling an assault rifle and a handgun out of the roof of his Mitsubishi Eclipse, the paper said, but he took off just as police arrived.
Patrol cars tailed him for about 2 miles before pulling him over, police said.
The gunman then fired at police with an assault rife - shattering a windshield but missing officers - as cops shot back.
The gunman sped off again and eventually barricaded himself in a motel near Interstate 10, cops said.
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rly weird cause me and my boyfriend were at taco bell the other day and he was bitching about the price too but he know i draw the line w/ idiots
The man, whose name was not disclosed, allegedly flew into a rage Sunday when a drive-through attendant at a San AntonioTaco Bell told him that the price of the Beefy Crunch Burrito had risen to $1.49 from 99 cents, the San Antonio Express-News reported.
"They did use to be 99 cents, but that was just a promotion," restaurant manager Brian Tillerson told the paper.
The man had ordered seven of them, adding an extra $3.50 plus tax to his bill, the paper said.
Tillerson told police that the man got angry, pulled out a BB gun and fired at him before fleeing into the parking lot.
Employees and customers then spotted the man pulling an assault rifle and a handgun out of the roof of his Mitsubishi Eclipse, the paper said, but he took off just as police arrived.
Patrol cars tailed him for about 2 miles before pulling him over, police said.
The gunman then fired at police with an assault rife - shattering a windshield but missing officers - as cops shot back.
The gunman sped off again and eventually barricaded himself in a motel near Interstate 10, cops said.
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rly weird cause me and my boyfriend were at taco bell the other day and he was bitching about the price too but he know i draw the line w/ idiots
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