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.
Police said the owner of Firing Line Inc, located in , was spending the night in his store because people had tried over recent nights.
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.
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.
About 50 National Guard members arrived in the city on Monday, and about 50 more were expected soon, US Attorney William McSwain said.
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.