sometimes, you just need a tastey Dr Pepper...After a short man hunt, Reiser was apprehended near an Allsup’s convenience store on the west side of Azle.
the way I read it, they were trying to run him down, he shot out their tire.
now, I don't know if he shoulda pulled his gat when attempting to aprehend the suspected shoplifter, but hey, maybe if our society had more people looking out for each other, we'd all be better off.