Shots fired in attempted theft of Half Blood Prince

[davewitley]

> Shaun:
> > The subject heading represents what I just heard on the news - I 
> > don't know much detail - it appears somebody tried to sell 
copies of 
> > Half Blood Prince to a newspaper, and shots were reported.
> 
> 
> Geoff:
> I picked it up on Ceefax when I first got up an hour or so ago. I 
had a 
> scout around and a useful link might be:
> 
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/4608999.stm

David:
The story is complex.  It appears both the Sun and the Mirror were 
involved, the difference being that the Mirror called the police 
before arranging to meet with the person.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=15590690%26method=full%
26siteid=94762%26headline=exclusive%2d%2dwe%2dgot%2da%2dpotter%
2dplotter-name_page.html

http://tinyurl.com/8sv7e

has their version of the story.  

The best synthesis I can make is that the men with the book met the 
Sun's man first, and fired a shot over his head when either he 
refused to buy the book or he tried to make off with it without 
paying.  He ran away without the book; then, later the police 
arrested the men at a meeting with the Mirror's representative.

David