 Their plan having failed, Shockley and Thompson urged Cretzer, who had one of the guns, to kill the hostages in case they testified against them.Cretzer opened fire on the officers, wounding five, three seriously, including Bill Miller, who later died of his wounds.Carnes, Shockley, and Thompson then returned to their cells, but Coy, Hubbard, and Cretzer decided they were not going to surrender.