Follow-up: Charges Filed In Fireworks Stand Robbery Gone Wrong

By John Falkenberg

TULSA COUNTY, OK — We previously reported on a man who was killed during the robbery of a fireworks stand in Oklahoma. During an attempt at stealing a large amount of fireworks, 15-year-old Jake Ulrich was killed by the son of the stand’s owner, 32-year-old Johnny Mize Jr.

Although some would argue that the exchange of gunfire over the theft of approximately $600 worth of fireworks is outrageous (and it is), the blame for the fight has been very much in question.

As KJRH previously reported:

Investigators say (the robbers) were armed when they approached the fireworks stand around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. The suspects then allegedly grabbed a box of fireworks worth $600 and ran away.

The stand’s owner said the robbers fired a shot first, so his son fired back. Deputies say the son ran after two men and jumped into the bed of their truck. Authorities say the shooter’s father got into his car and followed the truck to 65th and Edison where deputies say the surviving person of interest ran away empty-handed.

It would seem that either the son was incorrect concerning his claim that the robbers fired a shot first, or the Tulsa County District …Read the Rest

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