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I am vacationing in Florida and rely on the News and Record website for local news. I also check the WFMY-TV and WGHP-TV websites. Your coverage this morning of the bank robbery and shooting was more complete and up to date than the television stations' web stories.
Keep up the good work.

We appreciate it. I know there are probably some lingering questions about this ordeal from a reader's standpoint too. Details were coming in slow spurts last night. Expect a thorough follow up tomorrow with more.

The Greensboro Police Dept is more often criticized than complimented - they deserve great praise for their handling of this situation.

The idiots who perpetrated this heinous act obviously have no concept of reality; the danger they've caused, the lives they've altered or the damage they've done....or they just don't care. My guess is they just don't care.

I know it sounds harsh - but we don't need people like this in our society.

Hat's off to the GPD, best wishes to the injured officer(s) and kudos to the N&R for providing the information.

It is truly unfortunate the abuse the Police have taken for what has been the errors of a few. Perhaps the news conference scheduled on Old Navy case will further demonstrate this.

And another reprobate we don't have to worry about and pay for - nature has a way of weeding out the dumb and unfit -

I would like to praise the Police Department for doing such a great job during this car chase....I was there when the chase was taking place and the shooting. I was scared to death. I didnt know if I would be alive to talk about this today. I take alot MORE PRIDE in our police dept now. I hope that the officer that was hit by the car and I also heard he was shot, will make a quick recovery. God Bless You
Thank you for keeping me safe.

"Lengthy criminal records" I am so sick of reading this in a story like this....Why can't our system of justice protect us from pieces of crud like this.....They should already be in cages and not roaming our streets to commit crimes over and over......I am personally ashamed of our justice system...it fails us at every turn.

Sounds like the G'bor Police Dept. did the taxpayer's a favor.

I am the proud mother of one of the officers involved last night , They did what they had to do to protect themselves in this dangerous situation. They have a job that takes a special person to do and i think Greensboro has its finest on the force and i am so proud of my son and the other officers who did a job well done!!! We all need to step up to the plate and tell them more of how we all appreciate them in putting there lives on the line every day and people need to wake up before its too late !!! GREAT JOB GPD.!

I just hope that the criminals realize that it's not worth it and don't even try anymore. One man (and I use that term loosely b/c these are not actions a real man would take) dead, and the other can't really say, it wasn't me I was framed b/c there are witnesses (I know one of the witnesses). 2 people firing at the police, gee, I don't think they'd like that too much. I work downtown and saw 4 police cars hauling @$$ up Spring St about 5pm monday, fire at an officer, and they'll all be after you!!! Plus the arrest today of a suspect in the slaying of a brinks employee outside the Old Navy. It may not happen as quickly as it did yesterday, but it's not worth it. GET A REAL JOB!!! BE A MAN!!!

Good Job to the Greensboro Police for protecting the citizens and taking these individuals off the street!!!! Keep up the good work!!!

Congratulations to all of the hard work that the members of the Greensboro Police Department do day after day to ensure our safety - it's times like these that remind most of us of just how thin that blue line is the men and women of law enforcement walk every time they go on duty.

The two black males that robbed the bank, put countless lives in jeopardy during the car chase they initiated after robbing a bank, shot at members of the Greensboro Police Department and those around them (they are to serve AND protect, remember), and hit a veteran officer with not only their getaway car, but shot him as well - deserve what they got. If the one survives, I hope he is prosecuted to the FULLEST extent of the law - attempted murder of at least one law enforcement officer, robbing a bank at gun point, etc, should put him away for quite a while - at least we in NC still have the death penalty. Although that would be the easy way out of this world for him.

Majors is on a slab, and maybe his cohort Patterson will join him in cold storage in the morgue - I guess we will have to wait and see on that one.

To Officer M.P. O'Hal that was injured, my family wishes you, your family, your K9's, and your friends all the best and you are in our prayers. You are an outstanding officer and should be awarded the Purple Heart of Valor during Police Memorial Week in May. Words just can't express how lucky Greensboro is to have some of the finest sworn and non-sworn employees. To all officers, EMS, Communications, and Firefighters involved, thank you (and your family's) for what you do every day. You all are heroes.

It is truly unfortunate that it takes an incident such as this for citizens to realize the critical importance of police presence. We dial 911 when there is no one else to call. The men and women of the GSO Police Department should be commended for the actions that resolved this issue, without any repercussions other than suspects getting shot. Criminals presented a threat that endangered our community, and Officers terminated that threat...PERIOD. The Police Department has been surrounded by a multitude of negative attention recently. It appears that the Department, as a whole, is a group of individuals that truly care about the execution of justice and the betterment of our community. It is a shame that the entire Agency is judged by the action of a few misfits. Maybe the City Council will realize that GSO isn't Mayberry, and fund them appropriately. It is also encouraging to see that the Department's Commanding Officers are supporting the Officers that were involved in this incident. It is unfortunate to see that citizens were caught in crossfire, but it emphasizes the fact that GSO is ridden with violent crime, and is close to being declared a war zone. It almost appears that this city is run by criminals, and the ones we expect to protect us are simply "cleaning up the mess" after the incidents have taken place. I am stoked to see that the thugs started it, and our Police finished it. I wish a speedy, healthy, recovery to Officer O'Hal, and please keep the Officers involved in the gunfire in your thoughts and prayers. Only those involved in such an incident can comprehend the trauma of taking another humans life. Godspeed to all involved......No one thinks about the role of the Officers that protect us. We curse our cops when we get a speeding ticket...we curse our cops when it takes forever for them to get our information from a car accident. Do we ever think about the fact that those we curse take bullets for our protection? I bet that K9 Officer lying in a hospital bed can answer that. I bet those Officers that made the decision to take another human's life can answer that. Words can not express the thanks to our public safety officials.......Godspeed.

if it wasnt for the citizen that followed them ,they would have probally got away after switching cars.very good job