Posted on 06/07/2022 12:17:10 PM PDT by aquila48
A Safeway employee was killed during a robbery inside a branch of the supermarket in San Jose on Sunday, sources told KTVU.
San Jose police are investigating the homicide at the Safeway on Hamilton Avenue in the Willow Glen neighborhood.
Sources with knowledge of the crime say a thief was in the alcohol section stealing liquor. The shooting happened at 3:30 a.m.
Police say there was an altercation between a Safeway employee and an adult male suspect who allegedly shot the employee.
The suspect remains at large.
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A Safeway worker who didn't want to be identified knows the victim.
"He was lovely. He was a nice young man. He worked night crew and I would see him in the mornings," said the worker. "He was always just very friendly, outgoing, you know."
A Safeway employee says workers are told not to confront thieves, a common practice in the retail industry.
The family of the victim gathered outside the store Sunday morning trying to get information. There was screaming and yelling when they were informed that their loved one had been killed.
San Jose police were in the grocery story investigating until about 1 p.m., but have not yet released information regarding the victim or suspect.
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Not possible - San Jose banned guns to protect the public. The reporter must have gotten his facts wrong. /s
Geeez, just let the crooks take what they want, it’s not worth your life to try and stop shoplifting.
This being Californicate,
It is only a crime if the Safeway employee was a protected minority and the shooter is white.
Then only if the shooter was not an illegal alien or other protected species.
Hell, why not just give it all away?
No description nor photos of the killer?
In Wa state, the most petty of shop lifting crimes are done with guns these days. A guy stole $50 of underwear at a Penny’s the other day...gun drawn.
I’m glad Brandon etc will fix that.
Stealing liquor? I wonder if the perp had been drinking... 3am....might be a good guess.
Though only one person was shot and killed, the media will somehow turn it into ‘Yet Another Mass Shooting’.
he got away ,,
Father please comfort the family of the victim and receive the soul of this good young man.
They should close at 10. Profit motive puts the employee at risk. The convenience stores have bullet proof glass.
How do you get an elephant into a Safeway shopping cart?
You take the ‘S’ out of Safe and the ‘f’ out of way.
When I lived in LA I worked late and would often grocery shop at 10 or 11pm. There was always people around and the parking lots were well lit - I was never scared. Glad I’m not there any longer. Granted, I didn’t shop at 3 in the morning, but I would have felt safe at that time as well.
Willow Glen is it’s own community
Used to be very upscale and quiet
Then don’t complain about prices going up
Safeway is open 24 hours for us night owls
Betcha an ice cream bar that won’t be the case for much longer.
I did the graveyard shift at a major New England defunct chain for 2 years. To say you see some crazy stuff is an understatement. One night, me and the night manager just put up a display and soon enough this guy who was drunk came in (we were 24hours as most of our chain was) rammed his carriage into our display. We had sex in the restrooms and yes, we did have our share of undocumented shoppers (shoplifters). We weren’t going to be killed for food.
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