Posted on 08/08/2017 1:08:34 PM PDT by marktwain
On August 1st, 2017, in Victorville, California, a suspect attempted to rob the Star Market on 7th St. In the image above, the armed robbery suspect is "fleeing" the scene. A clerk pulled out his gun, and the suspect took off. The suspect was armed and brandishing a gun when the clerk accessed his defensive weapon.
Many will tell you that once an attacker starts to flee, they are not a deadly threat and cannot be legally engaged with gunfire. In cases where the attack is committed with hands and feet, or with a contact weapon, that may be true.
It does not apply to an attacker armed with a firearm or other weapon that can reach out and apply deadly force from a distance. An attacker may appear to be fleeing. They may be seeking a tactical advantage. They may turn and fire at any moment.
Armed with a weapon that is deadly at a distance, they are still a deadly threat. In the video, the "fleeing" suspect fires a shot at the clerk in the next fraction of a second. The shot shatters the store window, and no one was hit.
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (KABC) -- A man brandished a gun at a store clerk in Victorville and then fled in fear, firing off a shot as the clerk brought out his own weapon, officials said.
The incident happened at the Star Market on Seventh Street Tuesday night.
He made his home in Apple Valley, but his museum moved from there to Victorville before closing.
And Victorville is getting a
Cracker Barrel soon.
But the one in Yuma,Arizona
Is still closer!
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