Thornton and Cirigliano left the room, and Thornton said he wanted to get a drink of water in the kitchen next door. When he went into the kitchen, Thornton took out two 9mm Ruger pistols from a red lunch box that he was carrying and came out shooting.

Sounds like he knew what was coming and might have even decided when he first started stealing that this is how it would end if he ever got caught. It's times like these that having CCW holders sprinkled throughout the building is so important. Even so, it sounds like some righteous Americans went 'All In' for their fellows when the chips were down.