News Of The Weird: TV Show Host Robbed At Gunpoint Live On Air

One would think that a criminal would realize when they see a camera pointing at their intended victim, they would have the good sense to pick a better target. Not so in Fort Smith, Arkansas on Thursday night where Gary Spirito, host of the show Shopping Mania Auction Show was held up at gunpoint while being broadcast live to hundreds of viewers on all-access cable.

"There's a guy robbing us, somebody call the police, he came in with a gun. Somebody call police, there's a guy in here trying to rob us," Spirito said.

That's when Spirito addressed the alleged robber directly.

"Then I looked up at him and said, 'We're doing a live show here and there's probably hundreds of people out there right now calling the police to come down on this building, just so you know,'" he said.

The robbers escaped with nothing, and were later apprehended thanks to phone calls placed to 911 by viewers of the show. There has been no word from Spirito on what type of car he owns. (Link via Boing Boing)