The man who robbed PS3 to protect his family

A man who robbed a gun at a store clerk and robbed Sony's next generation game machine PS 3 appeared at a game shop located about 14 miles from downtown of Saint Louis. However, he said that this man robbed PS3 was to protect his family. What on earth is it?

Details are as below. A movie in the shop at the time of the crime. A man wearing a white shirt traps a clerk with a gun, turns to the back of the cashier and receives PS3.
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According to Saint John police, the incident occurred at 18:35. The man of the suspect brought the game software close to the register, pulled out a small pistol and traced the body of the PS 3 to the clerk. He told the man that he needed a PS3 to release his hostage as a hostage.

When I left the store, I needed help to my family, so I told the clerk to call the police, but it seems that it was after the police had already escaped by the time the police arrived.

In the broad world, it is impossible to say that there is a possibility that a person who demands PS3 to release the hostage is zero, but it is a terrible liar robber reason.