New Year’s Day Feel Good Stories
The three who got away doubtless will turn over a new leaf and find gainful employment. Or wind up like their 16 y/o friend.
UPDATE: Armed customer killed 16-year-old armed robbery suspect at Wichita gas station, police say
By Chance Swaim
Wichita police Lt. Chris Halloran said a customer at a south Wichita gas station and convenience store shot and critically injured one of four robbers Friday afternoon. Three robbers ran away.
By Jason Tidd
The suspect in an armed robbery who was shot in the head by a customer at a south Wichita gas station died at the hospital, police said.
Wichita police did not identify the person who was killed, but said in a Saturday news release that he was a 16-year-old male. The customer who shot him has not been arrested.
Police have not said whether the 16-year-old was armed when he was shot. The man who shot him was robbed before he opened fire, Lt. Chris Halloran said. It’s unclear how many shots he fired.
Those details are expected to emerge from a full investigation, police said. Twenty-four hours after the shooting, the store remained closed as detectives worked to piece together evidence at the crime scene — of both the robbery and the shooting.
Here’s what police have said so far: Around 2:45 p.m. on Friday, police were called to a shooting at B and H Fast Trips, 2796 S. Seneca, a gas station and convenience store near 26th and Seneca in south Wichita. Four people had “entered the store, pointed handguns at an employee and customers, and demanded money,” Wichita police said in a news release.
The robbers took money and cigarettes, police said.
The 16-year-old was shot by a 42-year-old male customer who pulled his gun and fired multiple shots at the alleged robbers. The other three suspects fled the store, police said.
Wichita police think this robbery is related to an earlier robbery just after noon on Friday at the Family Dollar Store, 936 S. Woodlawn, the release said. Three robbers in that case held up an employee at gunpoint and took money and cigarettes.
Read more here: Wichita Eagle
Tip of the hat to Perry Gaskill for the update.
The Devil’s in the details.
Another Update: DA thinks LSU players justified in killing would-be robber (Baton Rouge, LA)
Glenn Guilbeau,
BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore has reviewed most of the evidence concerning the shooting death of 18-year-old Kobe Johnson by an LSU football player during an armed robbery last Saturday.
And Moore agrees with Baton Rouge Police detectives. Whichever player shot Johnson to death — Clyde Edwards-Helaire or Jared Small — did it out of self defense.
“From what I know and what I have seen and heard, this is a totally justified shooting,” Moore said in a phone interview with the USA Today Network Friday afternoon. “From what I’ve been able to gather, and I was at the scene and in the interviews with the two players, it was totally justifiable under the circumstances.”
According to police, Edwards-Helaire, 19, and Small, 19, were in the front seat of a truck trying to sell an electronic item to Johnson seated seated in the back seat at about noon Saturday on the 2900 block of 68th avenue in the north Baton Rouge community of Scotlandville near Johnson’s home. Police say Johnson pulled out a gun and demanded Edwards-Helaire’s and Small’s belongings. Either Edwards-Helaire or Small also had a gun, and one of them fired multiple shots into Johnson, who died at the scene.
Seems at least one of the LSU players did indeed follow the First Rule of a Gunfight. The rest of the article may be viewed here: Cincinnati- The Enquirer
Category: Feel Good Stories
“Johnson pulled out a gun and demanded Edwards-Helaire’s and Small’s belongings”
Here, take my wallet….Blam! Blam!………………….Blam!.
Ahh, the fresh aroma of a coupla DRTs in the morning. Not only took out those two parasites, but also lessened the possibility of them spawning more parasites.
Good start to the New Year!
Indeed, two less Trayvon wannabes defiling humanity.
Love when these shit sweeps get what they deserve
Sounds pretty shady from the start.
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“According to police, Edwards-Helaire, 19, and Small, 19, were in the front seat of a truck trying to sell an electronic item to Johnson seated seated in the back seat…”
Never go to where stupid people are doing stupid things. It’s a good way to win stupid prizes, like Mr. Johnson, here.
I’m with you…shady. “Trying to sell an electronic item…” What electronic item? who calls something an “electronic item” rather than it’s name: cell phone, radio, stereo, laptop, etc. The only way I would use the words “electronic item” would be to conceal the actual device from any scrutiny.
Also what is this: “Either Edwards-Helaire or small had a gun and one of them fired multiple shots into Jouhnson.” The police do not know who the gun belongs to? They don’t know which one of them fired the gun? And, “multiple shots;” the police again do not have a number? 3, 4, 10, 13 would be the appropriate response and would really alter the conclusion and change the perspective of the investigation.