Albuquerque business owner faces murder charge for shooting fleeing shoplifter

krqe ^ | 05/29/2025 | Marilyn Upchurch

[ChicagoConservative27]

Not shocking because its Albuquerque

[packagingguy]

Albuquerque is Memphis in the desert.

[Leaning Right]

Old saying: Every bullet has a lawyer attached to it.

Responsible gun owners understand what that means. This Moe guy evidently did not.

[Responsibility2nd]

A burned car?

Did Moe shoot the thief and then set his car on fire?

[1Old Pro]

shot a shoplifter who was reversing his car away from the store

I think I see the problem.

[V_TWIN]

Shooting a shoplifter seems more than a little excessive if you ask me.....unless the proprietor felt his life was threatened....I suspect that’ll be hard to prove since the shoplifter was leaving.

[V_TWIN]

“Thabata told police he was trying to shoot the tire, but instead, Sedillo was hit and killed. The car crashed into another vehicle in the Sprouts parking lot, then ended up across the street where it hit a curb and caught fire.”

[kiryandil]

said an employee at a nearby business who wanted to remain anonymous.

Das Amerikanisch Reich needs its snitches to enable the anarcho-tyranny.

[metmom]

Well, it did prevent recidivism.

[Responsibility2nd]

Matthew Sedillo was recently released from jail after being found incompetent. He has a long criminal history of battery, shoplifting, burglary, and more.

Moe is guilty of street justice. Vigilantism. When the State refuses to act and protect its citizens, then people like Moe must step up.

Not excusing the shooting, just explaining it.

[dfwgator]

Fine him $10, he can mail it in.

[Chengdu54]

No sympathy for the thief.

[Responsibility2nd]

“Thabata told police he was trying to shoot the tire, but instead, Sedillo was hit and killed.

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Yeah. Right. If Moe had really aimed for the tire, Sedillo would still be alive.

[Carl Vehse]

The new rule in leftist land is that you can steal all you want to and no one can do anything about it.

[know.your.why]

New Mexico. Ugh. The whole state is another example of democrat disaster politics. Now this struggling small business owner that finally cracked under the weight of crime destroying his hard work will lose everything.

[lee martell]

Maybe his lawyer can get that reduced to Manslaughter.
The business owner should not lose his freedom for protecting himself, employees and his business.

[9YearLurker]

I’m not sure you can do that anywhere.

[oldbrowser]

Shooting a shoplifter seems more than a little excessive if you ask me.....unless the proprietor felt his life was threatened....I suspect that'll be hard to prove since the shoplifter was leaving.

His means of supporting his life was threatened.
and another worthless parasite was eliminated.

[USAF1985]

There are no redeeming qualities to that crappy city. I have to go there often to Sandia Lab. Once I get from the airport to Kirtland...I rarely leave the base until I fly home.

[Racketeer]

The shop owner experienced temporary insanity due to the theft. There is a reason one of the commandments is “Thou Shall Not Steal”. It make others go insane.

Do you think the shop owner would have shot and killed the perp if the perp had lawfully acquired the goods from the shop owner?

Maybe we need to chop off a hand of those who steal.