Army Vet Killed While Trying To Hold Robbers At Gunpoint Until Police Arrived

By James England

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO — Two fugitives are on the run after fatally shooting an Army Vet who attempted to detain them after one of them held him at gunpoint at a Wells Fargo ATM. Both Matthew Chavez, 25, and Veronica Trimble, 22, are wanted in connection to the shooting death and attempted robbery of the victim.

According to the victim’s friend, who tried to back him up armed with only a knife, the victim attempted to do the honorable thing and hold the two robbers at gunpoint until police arrived. However, when the robber retreated to his car, the victim followed — and that’s precisely how he got shot and killed. His alleged murderer, Matthew Chavez, escaped in a car that was missing its license plate. It was later identified by police after he attempted to light it on fire to destroy evidence.

In the meantime, the friend of the victim recalled those final moments try to comfort him in his final moments laying on the deck of the parking lot.

via Albuquerque Journal

“He fell to the ground,” Lackey’s friend said. “He said, ‘I’m hit.’ I had my hands under his head to keep him from choking on his blood. Then …Read the Rest

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