Posted on 09/28/2016 10:07:50 AM PDT by grundle
An employee at a Florida Walmart store defended himself by shooting an armed robber on Wednesday.
Ervin Jones was sitting in his car waiting for his shift to begin at the Sunrise, Florida store around 3:30 a.m. when a man approached him. The man, identified by police as 28-year-old Terrence G. Pearson, then showed Jones a gun and demanded money. Jones responded by opening fire on the armed robber, killing him.
“The boy came up to him,” an anonymous co-worker told WSVN. “He showed him, he said, ‘You know what this is, right? Give me everything,’ so he just opened fire on him right then and there. He was shocked. I think he was just shocked that he just killed.”
“One of my co-workers was waiting in his car, to clock in, and somebody tried to rob him,” another employee told the station. “I guess he’s just pretty much defending himself. He’s a pretty mellow guy. If you ever get to meet him and talk to him, you wouldn’t even expect him to be able to defend himself like that because he’s very quiet, friendly.”
Jones reportedly has a concealed carry license. Police said they are still investigating the incident but believe that Jones acted in self-defense.
“Investigators believe this was an attempted robbery and the employee fired in self-defense,” Sunrise Police Officer Chris Piper told the Sun Sentinel.
Jones’ sister said his main concern was taking care of himself and his child.
“They said it was the other person, but when I woke up and heard about it, I was crying because, I mean, my brother is all I got and my kids,” Natshia Jones told WSVN. “But I’m sorry to hear what happened to the victim, but my brother work hard, he work hard to take care of him and his child.”
LMAO. Perp’s family is too busy with a lawyer drawing up the $$$$$ jackpot lawsuit against WalMart.
If the WalMart employee had a gun in his car at work he will probably get fired. I know my employer would fire me if I brought a gun to work.
. . . and gave him everything, starting with the bullets.
Good point. I hate it when the media refers to the criminal as the “victim.”
According to police records, Pearson does not have a criminal history in Florida, however, the Sunrise police department noted that he has an extensive criminal history in the northeastern U.S. - http://www.850wftl.com/police-identify-burglary-suspect-shot-dead-sunrise-walmart/
Correct! The deceased was the end result of poor decisions.
I love a story with a happy ending
I read this as Sister of Shooter. Am I right?
We need to start a GoFundMe campaign if he is fired.
You can add to Terrence's profile:
Nickname: thief
Number of children: None he cared to speak of
Personality: Punk
Occupation: Armed robber
Workplace: Wherever he could find a victim
Schools attended: Dog ate his homework
Yes.
I think she was just letting people know that her brother was not some thug. He was an honest citizen working hard to take care of his child.
That special “Buckwheat Look”.
Thank you.
G
I’m surprised no one has posted a picture of Harambe as his photo. I’ll bet some have tried though.
3 miles from my home. I go there often at night. Always carry.
Not sure about Florida, but Tennessee has a law that says employers can’t stop you from having a gun in your car, as long as it’s out of sight and secure.
They can stop you from bringing it into the building/workplace, but have no say if it is in your car. Like I said, though, that’s Tennessee.
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