Gun store owner ‘shoots looter in the head and kills him’ after attempted robbery
A LOOTER was allegedly shot and killed by a gun store owner in Pennsylvania on Tuesday as protests continue across the country.
said the owner of Firing Line Inc, located in , was spending the night in his store because people had tried over recent nights.
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, the 67-year-old owner said he was watching his security camera when three or four people tried breaking in around 4.15am — allegedly using bolt cutters on the store's gate.
The group of would-be looters smashed the business's back door and went upstairs — which is when the owner reportedly starting shooting with his Bushmaster M4 rifle.
A man in his 20s, who the store owner shot, was struck in the head and died in the store, police said.
Authorities said they found a gun, which did not belong to the store owner, at the scene.
The neighborhood where the stop is located has seen many members of the community protect their stores from looting, the news outlet reported.
Tens of thousands of people since May 25 after died in police custody after he was arrested for apparently trying to use a fake $20 bill to buy cigarettes.
In the week since, peaceful protesters and violent rioters have demonstrated against police brutality and racism .
More than 4,000 people have been arrested in the riots.
In on Monday night, .
The looters, who disrupted a peaceful protest, lit a fire outside the famous building before smashing down the door.
NYPD officers arrested two men at the flagship store after the entrance was breached, while rioters ransacked a Nike store and carried out armloads of clothing.
Curfews have been enacted all over the country, including in Philadelphia.
Just before curfew took effect on Monday night — from 6pm to 6am — hundreds of people spilled onto Interstate 676, leading law enforcement to fire nonlethal bullets and tear gas, and halting traffic during the evening rush hour.
As part of the city's curfew, most services and business in the center city, including a noon shutdown of all downtown bus, trolley, and subway stops were also shut down.
President Donald Trump : “Philadelphia is a mess. Philadelphia, what happened there is horrible. And that was on television. They’re breaking into stores and nobody showed up to even stop them."
Mayor Jim Kenney responded and said has not been helpful during the protests.
About 50 National Guard members arrived in the city on Monday, and about 50 more were expected soon, US Attorney William McSwain said.
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Close to two dozen cops were injured during two nights of protests — including one who was hit by a fleeing vehicle and is hospitalized with broken ribs and a broken arm, John McNesby, president of a Philadelphia police union, said.
Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said police made 429 arrests from Saturday to early Monday.
The mayor said Philadelphia normally gets about 3,000 calls for police service but got about 18,000 on Sunday.