Michael E. Layoux Short Story
Police responded to a shooting last night at a convince store on East Forest Boulevard that left one man dead after an attempted robbery. Michael E. Layoux, 22, is a clerk at the store and was present at the time of the robbery. The store, located in a remote area of town isn’t a stranger to hold ups. “We’re open 24 hours, and the store has a history of holdups, particularly at night when there aren’t any customers in the store,” Layoux said. The robber entered the store around 11 p.m. asking for a pack of Winston cigarettes before removing a hidden pistol. “He pulled a gun and says, ‘You see what I got?” He had a pistol, and he held it low, level with his hip, so no one outside the store could look in and see it. Then he asked me for the money, and I gave it to him.”
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Fearing for his life, Layoux did the unthinkable. He removed his hidden .25-caliber pistol and shot the man three times in the chest and side: “He’d started turning toward the cooler, and then he must have heard me cocking the pistol because he started jerking his head back around toward me. I shot him three times in the chest and side, but I didn’t know right away that I hit him. He just ran out through the front door. He didn’t even open it. He ran right through the glass.” Though cops would determine Layoux’s actions at self-defense, he was still fired because he broke company policy about firearms on company locations. “I started carrying a gun to work last year after I read where two clerks at another convenience store in the city were robbed and killed. Carrying a gun is against company policy, but I figured I had to protect myself.” Layoux said. “It’s a real shame, because I’m still a college student, and I need the job.” Company officials have yet to comment on the robbery or on the firing of Michael
Fearing for his life, Layoux did the unthinkable. He removed his hidden .25-caliber pistol and shot the man three times in the chest and side: “He’d started turning toward the cooler, and then he must have heard me cocking the pistol because he started jerking his head back around toward me. I shot him three times in the chest and side, but I didn’t know right away that I hit him. He just ran out through the front door. He didn’t even open it. He ran right through the glass.” Though cops would determine Layoux’s actions at self-defense, he was still fired because he broke company policy about firearms on company locations. “I started carrying a gun to work last year after I read where two clerks at another convenience store in the city were robbed and killed. Carrying a gun is against company policy, but I figured I had to protect myself.” Layoux said. “It’s a real shame, because I’m still a college student, and I need the job.” Company officials have yet to comment on the robbery or on the firing of Michael