Owner shoots at people breaking into car at Buckhead(Atlanta) shopping center; 1 dead, 1 injured

wsb ^ | 09/11/2021

[TermLimits4All]

I’m sure that in this clown world we now live in the owner will be arrested and charged with murder.
If his life wasn’t in danger he is in the wrong they’ll say. Protecting your property is not an excuse to kill someone right???

[KevinB]

I was there when all the folks in north Atlanta fought against MARTA subway because all it would do is bring crime...Guess they were right.

I went to college there in the early 80's. MARTA was often jokingly said to mean "Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta." It probably still is.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I remember when Peachtree Battle shopping center was the bastion of high class wealthy safety. Sad.

[clintonh8r]

About 35 years ago my employer wanted to transfer me to Atlanta. My wife grew up there so she knew the city pretty well. Even in the nicer neighborhoods like Ansley Park we could see how things were going, even then. I’m really glad I said no thanks.

[suthener]

From the article:

“Investigators said another man ran from the scene and was shooting off rounds as he ran.”

Hard to tell, but it this makes it look like the bad guys were shooting, too. This is the only thing I saw in the article that indicates that, though.

[Mouton]

Just know what the acronym stands for.

[kalee]

I used to shop at the A&P at Peachtree Battle in the 80s. At 2 in the morning, so did Elton John, it was a safe place then.

[KevinB]

From the article: "Investigators said another man ran from the scene and was shooting off rounds as he ran."

It's possible the car owner confronted the perps and they produced a gun. If so, there is a good argument that the owner shot in self defense.

[rktman]

The reporter also used “shooting off rounds” so what does that tell you about the brilliance of said reporter? And there will be YUGE lawyer fees involved.

[unread]

"the shift boss called off the helicopter because, even though they found the car, it couldn't be proved the person driving the stolen car 5 minutes after the jack was the jacker, so the pilot broke off."

If this is truly how it went down, then it's absolutely unacceptable.!

Possession of stolen merchandise is still against the law, isn't it..?

[Dacula]

MARTA

Metro Atlanta Transportation Authority

[DoodleDawg]

...another man ran from the scene and was shooting off rounds as he ran.

If the crooks were armed then I don't see when he had a choice. Well done by the car owner.

[arthurus]

When they attacked his car while armed they made themselves the aggressors. At least one of them was armed. Had the car owner not shot he may well have been shot himself. the fellow running away was shooting.

[gunnut]

Also said more than one person was shooting I think. That could mean he confronted armed suspects breaking into his car. It became self defense with them being armed.

The big issue for the owner is that the shooting happened in a democrat city. If he is white he will be indicted.

[Sicon]

“Self defense” would make more sense it they had confronted him, rather than he being the aggressor.

Call me old-fashioned, but breaking into someone’s car/house makes YOU the “aggressor”.

[logi_cal869]

Did they recover the perp’s gun?

[Sicon]

“Made the Kessel run in ten parsecs.“

LOL

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

“Self defense” would make more sense it they had confronted him, rather than he being the aggressor.

The story did say that one alleged thief was firing as he ran away. That is why he lived, he was ABLE to still run away. If the shooter had chased him and killed him, the courts would have certainly ruled against him. Now, the citizen defending his car has a chance.

[nonsporting]

The summary statement is totally misleading. He didn’t just “start shooting”. He was shooting in self-defense.

I had this misleading crap.

[marktwain]

“Self defense” would make more sense it they had confronted him, rather than he being the aggressor.

They were the aggressors by breaking into his car. He had every right to yell at them to stop (confrontation).

Reward thieves, you get more thieves.