Posted on 08/30/2017 6:39:50 AM PDT by simpson96
NOVI, Mich. (WJBK) - Shoppers at a Walmart in Novi, Mich. were in for some frightening moments as they witnessed a woman pull out a loaded gun Monday afternoon. Police say the gun was pulled out during a fight over school supplies.
"It was in the back to school section over a notebook," says Novi Police Det. Scott Baetens.
Novi officers say two Farmington Hills women, ages 32 and 46, were inside the Novi Towne Center Walmart, shopping for school supplies. Apparently, so was a 20-year-old South Lyon woman and her mother, 51.
"One girl was going to buy a notebook. There was one left, some pushing resulted," Baetens says. "They began to argue who was the rightful purchaser of that notebook."
Both duos of women were not backing down, as police and witnesses described the two women pulling the younger woman's hair. That mother got shoved out of the way as the three continued to fight. That mother then pulled out a gun.
"She's a valid CPL holder," Baetens says. "She pulled out her firearm and tells them to stop attacking her daughter while pointing the gun at them."
The fight quickly ended as customers were seen running away and police were called.
"It was a senseless act of violence all the way around," Baetens says.
Novi police say they need more witnesses to come forward as they work to get surveillance video from the Walmart to get a closer look at what happened. Police spoke with prosecutors, who hope to determine who the aggressors were and if the woman, in fact, pulled the gun in self defense. Those four women are all facing possible charges.
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Seems like she stopped a senseless act of violence
Now, dont cut in line in front of her at the check out
Wild West in suburbia.
MI’s Senators should be proud of their voters.
Stay off her lawn too.
Wal-Mart needs to reimburse the tax payers for taking up 80% of local Law Enforcements time.
Was there a statue of Sam Walton somewhere?
And that is how absolutely INSANE things are now. People pulling guns on their neighbors over a kids paper notebook.
What is going on? Why are people wired so tight with frustration that their anger quickly turns irrationally volcanic? And this type of stuff is happening all the time now. People are just snapping. What gives?
As Staples advertised, “The most wonderful time of the year.”
Who says people don’t care about the cost of education.
Not for long ...
Eight years of the Terrorist in Chief Soetoro stirring the pot.
Novi was one of the nicer areas when I lived in Greater Detroit. Sad.
Hair extensions and weaves flying.
The fruits of a nation that turns her back on God.
As Bob Dlyan sang years ago - “It may be the devil, or it may be the Lord, but you’re going to have to serve somebody.
One of those choices results in a civil society. The other ends in chaos.
“The fruits of a nation that turns her back on God.”
Romans 1
The mom pulled the gun because the daughter was being beaten. The mom didn’t pull the gun to get a notebook.
No arrests, no charges yet, police offer appears to be a little sardonic. There will be an investigation. Novi should be pleased by the police response.
If she believed her daughter was in imminent danger and could suffer loss of life or bodily harm... Could be legit. 2 on 1... I would need to see the video.
***Was there a statue of Sam Walton somewhere?***
If you look out the window of the WALTON’S store in Bentonville AR, there is a Confederate statue on the square.
Maybe it was a “trickle down” effect. Sam saw the statue every day, started Walmart, someone went “crazy” in a store.
Statue’s fault.
Okay, valid point of clarification. So one was simply beating another over the opportunity to purchase a paper notebook. Well that certainly eases my concern about this societal interaction. *eye roll*
Thanks.
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