Looter fatally shot by gun shop owner in South Philadelphia, authorities say
PHILADEPHIA – A looter was shot and killed by the owner of a gun shop in South Philadelphia, police say.
The incident happened at approximately 4:11 a.m. on the 1500 block of Front Street in the Pennsport section of the city.
Officials say the owner of the gun store, Firing Line Inc, was inside his business guarding it because they had experienced a break-in attempt on Sunday evening.
When a crew of looters reportedly attempted to break in, the store’s owner saw them on surveillance video and then heard them coming up the steps of the store.
“One of the individuals that broke into the property, pointed a handgun at him,” Chief Inspector Scott Smalls told FOX 29’s Steve Keeley. “And that’s when the store owner fired his own weapon — striking the one perpetrator at least one time in the head and he collapsed, dropping his gun between his legs.”
Medics pronounced that man dead at the scene. At least two or three other individuals involved in the attempted looting fled the scene.
Officials say another man is at an area hospital with a gunshot wound to the shoulder and believe he is likely a member of the same group of looters.
FOX 29’s Steve Keeley is reporting outside of Firing Line Inc. in South Philadelphia.
Cops are however still to confirm that connection as they wait to get a bullet from surgeons.
A pair of large bolt cutters were found at the scene, officials confirmed.
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How fucking stupid can you be? Darwin is smiling.
One less wart on the ass of society too bad one survived !
In times of civic unrest and rioting looters are shot on site !
Looter; face down, dead, lying in a pool of blood. A perfect ending.
No, perfect would have been for ALL of the suspects to be lying dead in pools of their own blood.
And call me callous, but if I were the business owner, I would sue the “estate” of the man for compensation for the cleanup, new lock, etc. or his moms if he is under 18.
Auntie agrees.
Sue the estate of the robber. That’s a good one. The “estate” probably consists of a color TV, iPhone, and Air Jordans, all stolen from somewhere else.
Yeah, but its the principle of the thing.
Not enough “live action” to really feel good about.
Watching these chickenshits get gassed on the other hand. . .
“Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women.”
And this of course.
https://tinyurl.com/y9p6q5yo
and this
Nothing is real, it’s all an illusion. Really?
Like magic!
Had a photo many years ago of a line of armed local residents standing behind a 4 x 8 plywood sign on a street in Houston after Katrina and all the miscreants were heading out of that mess.
Large letters on the sign: “You loot we shoot.”
The NRA magazine used to have a whole page devoted to the reported incidents of folks defending themselves in their home or business from the stupids.
Caption at the top: “Usually the mere presence of a firearm is sufficient to deter any further aggression.”
Naturally in many cases that is not true, so then the use of deadly force is necessary to stop the stupids. Michael Brown in Missouri, Travon Martin in Florida, and these morons getting the Darwin award for B & E on a gun shop.
Good for him!
I wonder why we don’t hear about more of this happening?