Escaped prisoner shot dead by 71-year-old Iowa homeowner

[Xbonz]

An inmate who escaped from an Iowa prison was shot dead by 71-year-old homeowner on Tuesday after a four-hour hostage ordeal, according to local media reports.

But after four hours as a hostage Jerome Mauderly had had enough and retrieved his shotgun, police said.

4 hours? Why?

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...ge-ordeal?lite


Chalk one up for the good guys.