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From UTU Site: www.utu.org Railroad employee shot in holdup TEXARKANA, Ark. - A Union Pacific employee is recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg after he was shot during an attempted aggravated robbery early Tuesday (Oct. 12), according to the Texarkana Gazette. The 36-year-old railroad employee, whose name was not released, was checking the brakes on a rail car about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Ninth and Broad streets in Texarkana, Ark., when a man with a gun demanded money from him, said Cpl. Bart Veal, spokesman for the Texarkana, Ark., Police Department. "He told the man that he did not have any money and heard a gunshot. He soon realized that he had been shot in the left leg," Veal said. The victim, who told police he did not know where the suspect went after the shooting, began to crawl to his truck where other employees found him. He was taken to Wadley Regional Medical Center where he remained in good condition late Tuesday. The victim was unable to provide police with a detailed description of the suspect, Veal said. On Tuesday afternoon, detectives were looking for people who might have been in the area at the time. "They are out interviewing any possible witnesses," Veal said. Union Pacific Railroad police will also be investigating the crime, said Mark Davis, a spokesman for Union Pacific. "Railroad police can investigate and make arrests if needed. Because we are federally mandated to transport goods, some cases, depending on the circumstances, could be a federal offense," he said. Davis said random violence against railroad employees does not happen frequently. "Railroad employees are like family. They (railroad police) will work hard with the local authorities to solve this," he said. Anyone who has any information about the crime is asked to call the Texarkana, Ark., Police Department at 903-798-3130 or CrimeStoppers at 903-793-7867 (STOP). (This item appeared in the Texarkana Gazette Oct. 14, 2004) October 14, 2004
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