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Hampton man shot, killed by person he was attempting to rob(dang!)
wtkr.com ^ | 3/15/2016 | Doris Taylor,

Posted on 03/16/2016 9:57:08 AM PDT by rktman

Hampton, Va. – An 18-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday in the 2100 block of Kecoughtan Road by a man he was reportedly going to rob.

Hampton Police say 18-year-old Jafari Mitchell and a 15-year-old male had approached a 71-year-old man, displayed a gun and demanded money.

The 71-year-old man, fearing for safety, pulled out his own gun and shot Mitchell. The 15-year-old fled from the area.

The 71-year-old man remained on scene and called 911. Police say he cooperated with the investigation. No charges are being sought against him in reference to the shooting at this time.

The 15-year-old was caught and has been arrested in connection to this incident. He has been charged with one count of attempted robbery and one count of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

He remains in custody at a secure detention facility.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: banglist; ccw; oldguys; virginia
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To: rktman

What is known about the 2 perps? I notice they very carefully didn’t say a lot about them & that probably means there was plenty that could be said.


21 posted on 03/16/2016 10:25:59 AM PDT by oldtech
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To: rktman

22 posted on 03/16/2016 10:27:00 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Get Ready)
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To: rktman

New Air Jordans are coming out, how is a brother gonna buy dem?


23 posted on 03/16/2016 10:29:30 AM PDT by mowowie (`)
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To: rktman

With a name of Jafari, maybe an Amish yute?

Must have been pretty slow to react if a 71 year old man could pull out a gun and shoot him


24 posted on 03/16/2016 10:33:10 AM PDT by Gumdrop
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To: rktman

Yep, don’t mess with an old guy. He won’t fight you, he’ll just kill you.


25 posted on 03/16/2016 10:36:52 AM PDT by ssapro (SSAPRO/ EXBP)
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To: boycott

Or misery.


26 posted on 03/16/2016 10:41:46 AM PDT by OLDCU
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To: rktman

I assume there are a lot of old men and women on FR you would not want to mess with, such as dfwgator, cotton, trumpinator, grania, GraceG, am I right.


27 posted on 03/16/2016 10:48:57 AM PDT by the_individual2014
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To: rktman

He dindu nuffins. He be a good boy. He loved his kids and wanted to go to college...


28 posted on 03/16/2016 10:50:31 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: riverdawg

Search no worky. Maybe different headline.


29 posted on 03/16/2016 10:50:36 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: txrefugee
The first sentence:

"An 18-year-old man was shot and killed"

It's the 15-year-old accomplice that lived and was criminally charged.

30 posted on 03/16/2016 10:51:52 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Life is hard. It's harder if you're stupid." --- John Wayne)
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To: the_individual2014

Can neither confirm or deny that assertion.


31 posted on 03/16/2016 10:52:05 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Jonah Hex

MODEL 29 Smith and Wesson?


32 posted on 03/16/2016 10:53:45 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (There is nothing Democratic about the Democrat Party. (Or the GOPe))
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To: oldtech
What is known about the 2 perps? I notice they very carefully didn’t say a lot about them & that probably means there was plenty that could be said.

Well, Hampton, VA is majority black. Chances are the 71-year old was as well.

There's some very nice folks in Hampton, don't get me wrong. Been there a few times. Just have to be careful!

33 posted on 03/16/2016 10:57:15 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Rubio: All the slipperiness of Bill Clinton, with none of the smarts.)
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To: rktman

Wait. We don’t know yet if he was an honor student...


34 posted on 03/16/2016 11:01:51 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (Obama - the AIDS virus for the American body politic.)
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To: rktman

In a normal world, the 15 year old youth would be charged & prosecuted for murder in addition to armed robbery.
I say the odds are slim he will be prosecuted for anything.
That old (probably white) guy might be a different story though.


35 posted on 03/16/2016 11:24:18 AM PDT by Tupelo (Honest men go to Washington, but honest men do not stay in Washington.)
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To: Tupelo

He should be charged as an adult for felony murder, since his 17-year-old partner died in the commission of a crime to which the 15-year-old punk was an accessory.


36 posted on 03/16/2016 12:48:20 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (AMERICA IS DONE! When can we start over?)
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To: rktman

18 years old

Just think how many crimes were prevented in the next 50 years by this action.

The shooter deserves an honorary lottery prize in the millions.


37 posted on 03/16/2016 12:51:10 PM PDT by samtheman (Trump For America.)
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To: rktman
YES, there's a reason why the headline might be different.

The original headline read: "Teen killed".

Now that the troof comes out, I guess 18 is a "man" after all.

38 posted on 03/16/2016 4:35:52 PM PDT by boop ("A Republic, if you can keep it."-Franklin, 1787. "We couldn't keep it"-America, 2016)
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To: ssapro

That’s because we are to old to take a beating, to tired to run away, and old enough to JUST NOT GIVE A SH*T.
What are the cops and courts going to do to us; Put us in prison?
1. 3 meals per day that we don’t have to pay for.
2. Free housing for the rest of our lives.
3. Free medical for the rest of our lives.
4. Free dental care for the rest of our lives.
I could go on, but you get the idea.


39 posted on 03/18/2016 4:42:42 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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