MOBILE, Ala., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Officers killed a suspected robber who escaped arrest by killing an officer and stealing a patrol car, Mobile, Ala., police say.
Lawrence Wallace Jr. attempted to rob a store early Friday morning, brandishing a lighter and a container of lighter fluid. While the cashier was frantically trying to get the register open, Wallace jumped atop the counter and sprayed lighter fluid on the floor, starting a fire.
Off-duty police officer Steven Green, who happened to be shopping in the store, tackled Wallace. CNN reports Green took Wallace to a metro jail where Wallace managed to stab and kill Green and flee in a patrol car.
Wallace eventually abandoned the patrol car and hid under a house. When police found him, he shot an officer in the arm as police tried to apprehend him.
Police say they finally shot and killed Wallace, 24, in a standoff.
