Posted March 15, 2017 4:54 pm by Comments

By James England

ARLINGTON, TEXAS — An armed, masked suspect attempted to rob a convenience store before the clerk fatally shot him. There were no direct witnesses of the event so police had to initially take the clerk’s word that he acted in good faith. The other employee on the scene hid in a cooler during the shooting. Thankfully, video surveillance footage was passed on to the Arlington Police Department to back up the clerk’s claims he used a justifiable amount of force in the struggle.

via CBS Dallas-Fort Worth News

“The clerk says that this was a robbery attempt and that the suspect had a firearm. If he feared for his life, that’ll have to be determined based upon the interview, there’s a possibility this use of force could be justified,” said Arlington Police Lt. Chris Cook.

According to an updated statement from the Arlington Police Department, the video surveillance footage corroborates the clerk’s story. This is pivotal in establishing a justifiable use of deadly force scenario.

Before any of our readers laugh, I’m not going to poke fun at the guy who hid in the cooler while his co-worker defended himself. As an unarmed civilian stuck in the middle of an armed robbery, …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation

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