Detroit gas station clerk who shot at alleged shoplifter arrested after man succumbs to injuries
Detroit gas station clerk arrested after shooting at shoplifter
Detroit police are investigating a 38-year-old man's death after he was shot by a gas station clerk following an alleged shoplifting incident earlier last week. The clerk has since been arrested and the gas station's business license has been suspended.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - The business license for a Detroit gas station has been suspended while police investigate one of its clerks in connection with a shooting that led to one man's death.
It all started with alleged shoplifting that escalated to the gas station employee shooting the 38-year-old man.
When the clerk called the man out for taking food items, he pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot him. He later chased down the 38-year-old before shooting at him.
The victim fled the scene and eventually jumped onto the freeway. He later died of his injuries.
Police called the clerk's actions "reprehensible" and they seek accountability.
"Those actions putting this community in danger is not okay. It is not acceptable," said deputy chief Franklin Hayes. "We are going to demand and assist on accountability."
The Mobile gas station, located off of McNichols near the Lodge, has been in the news before when one of its clerks locked the doors after someone tried leaving the business without paying.
The shoplifter then pulled out a gun and began firing at customers, killing one. He was later charged with manslaughter before the count was dropped by an appeals court.
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The clerk involved in the latest shooting has yet to be arraigned, despite Hayes telling family of the victim the department would be seeking a warrant against him.
Additionally, the building department has suspended the gas station's business license.
"I will be placcarding this business and its business license is hereby suspended and this business will not be allowed to operate continually as it has in the city of Detroit," he said.