Posted on 03/28/2016 4:21:15 PM PDT by kevcol
A Spanaway convenience store clerk who shot and killed a shoplifter Friday night has been arrested and booked into jail for investigation of second-degree murder, officials said.
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The shooting took place at the same convenience store where the clerk's wife was shot in the stomach by a robber in February as she worked behind the counter, police records show. The wife is expected to recover from her wounds but is still unable to work.
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Kim says the confrontation unfolded when one of the suspects, who had been shoplifting and harassing customers, went to the cash register. Kim says he pulled out a gun, and at first it looked like the man would surrender. Instead he knocked Kim to the ground and grabbed for his gun, Kim said.
"It was going to be either me or him, and I don't want to leave my family behind," Kim said. So he pulled the trigger, killing the suspect, who stumbled and fell in the doorway, Kim said.
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“Kim says the confrontation unfolded when one of the suspects, who had been shoplifting and harassing customers, went to the cash register. Kim says he pulled out a gun, and at first it looked like the man would surrender. Instead he knocked Kim to the ground and grabbed for his gun, Kim said.
“It was going to be either me or him, and I don’t want to leave my family behind,” Kim said. So he pulled the trigger, killing the suspect, who stumbled and fell in the doorway, Kim said.”
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Uh.
Am I missing something?
Why is this guy charged in this case?
I used to live in Spanaway, and know this store (and owners). Great people, my prayers are with them.
(So glad to be out of Pierce County!!)
Black lives matter...... less and less
Just when Jakeel was turning his life around! Undoubtedly a real great son, father, brother, cousin, and loyal friend who loved everyone, and everyone loved him. /s
Seattle? Where?
He did us all a huge FAVOR.
They’re just raking him over the coals needlessly.
It's Washington, Jake
Interested in music.
Turning his life around.
Uh-huh.
> I used to live in Spanaway
First time I have ever heard of a place called Spanaway.
Would it be too much to ask what state this happened in?
It is not mentioned so far.
Spanaway, Washington state.
Sounds like your typical DA and Judge pair that many of us have had to survive. I’d do it again and face a jury of my peers if it did not get cleaned up after the crooked DA and Judge(s) had their faces shoved into the facts of the defensive shooting.
There are some really stupid and evil officials in charge of things way over their heads. Stupid candidates + stupid voters == stupid results every time.
“Why is this guy charged in this case?”
Because Democrats run Washington state, that’s why.
All is well that ends with a dead pedophile.
Because Washington state.
I suspect perhaps the DA (based on Mason being out of jail) is a #PedophileLivesMatter advocate.
“After reviewing the evidence, it appears that the victim was never a threat,” sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said. “He was leaving the store when he was shot twice in the back and there was a clear distance between them.”
Sounds like the sheriff's department is second-guessing this poor man's fear for his life. Kim should get a medal.
Sounds like a clear case of self-defense to me.
what am I missing?
I was just thinking that his mama couldn't even spell "jackal" correctly.
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