Off-Duty Cop Shoots Armed Shoplifter Dead at Walmart on Christmas Eve
The man had allegedly pulled a gun when he was confronted inside the packed Walmart.
Justin Sullivan
A shootout between law enforcement and a suspected shoplifter left shoppers at a busy Walmart outside of Atlanta terrified on Christmas Eve. A Walmart employee approached a man at about 1 p.m. because he allegedly put items in a backpack and attempted to leave the store without checking out. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the suspect drew a handgun and opened fire after being confronted by store employees. Once outside of the store, an off-duty DeKalb county police officer shot the man who “succumbed to his injuries on scene,” the GBI said.
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