State v. White

HAYDEN, Judge.

Shortly before 7 p.m. on November 29, 1992, a young black man entered the crowded Drake Diner in Des Moines. He approached the front counter where manager Cara MeGrane stood and held a gun to her head. The man shot MeGrane in the head and ordered another Drake Diner employee standing nearby to open the cash register. Tim Burnett, also a manager of the Diner, *80heard the shot and ran from the back of the restaurant toward the front counter area. The gunman shot Burnett and left the Diner with approximately $1470. McGrane and Burnett died instantly from their wounds.

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