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By Jim Forsyth Jim Forsyth Wed Mar 23, 11:24 am ET
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) A Taco Bell drive-through customer who became enraged
because of a price increase on Beefy Crunch Burritos fired a BB gun through the
window at a manager on Sunday, police said.
No one was hurt from the shots fired by the man, who also waved a pistol and an
assault rifle in the parking lot, Police Sergeant Chris Benavides said.
As the restaurant's employees and customers hit the floor, the manager called
police, and when officers arrived, the angry patron fired several shots at the
police cars, Benavides said.
The man then barricaded himself inside a nearby motel room, sparking a standoff
that lasted until police lobbed tear gas inside and the man surrendered.
Benavides said the burritos had been sold for 99 cents each as a promotion, but
the man was apparently angry that the promotion had ended, and the price had
gone up to $1.49.
The name of the 'taco rage' suspect has not been released because he had not
yet been formally charged early Monday. Benavides said that the man will be
charged with three counts of attempted capital murder, and that additional
charges are possible.
The man never did get his burritos.
(Editing by Corrie MacLaggan and Greg McCune)