A liquor store owner in Queens, NYC, is charged for shooting a man attempting to rob his store, sparking debate over self-defense. Surveillance video released shows the incident. The bodega association demands the charges be dropped, while the owner faces up to 7 years in prison for accidentally shooting the shoplifter during a violent struggle. The incident has led to outrage and calls for dropping the charges against the owner.
This violent thief was attacking the store owner, so the store owner shot him. Now the store owner is facing 7 years... Should he really face 7 years for defending himself? 🚨🚨🚨 https://t.co/xS6KnDjQAE
NYC shop owner with concealed carry permit faces 7 years for unintentionally shooting a thief who was assaulting an employee for the second time. It was a #DGU,& the store owner should have been allowed to intentionally shoot the assailant. https://t.co/omM8J1A7rE #2A #SorosDA
DEFENDING HIS STORE: Video shows armed NYC man hit back at an aggressive suspect after he tried shoplifting in his store. Now the head of a large bodega organization is calling on prosecutors to drop the charges. https://t.co/QZqine6whS https://t.co/2TCEumAxok
NYC shop owner with concealed carry permit faces 7 years for inadvertently shooting would-be thief "District attorneys must stop prosecuting victims and charging criminals when they commit crimes." https://t.co/1WNW8HgWy6 #FoxNews
NYC Shop Owner With Concealed Carry Permit Faces 7 Years For Defense Against Thief's Attack https://t.co/p1xTvBl2eN
NYC shop owner with concealed carry permit faces 7 years for inadvertently shooting would-be thief https://t.co/hpSNFPIeVu
Southern District detectives gathered outside of the BD Food Mart & Tobacco on Patapsco Avenue after someone walked into the store and began shooting around 10:40 p.m. on Thursday. https://t.co/3Rz1YAdvPn
Liquor store owner shoots shoplifting suspect; NYC district attorney presses charges against owner https://t.co/BxrDARop1N https://t.co/bOjfzw4yAM
NYC Liquor Store Owner Facing 7 Years In Prison For Accidentally Shooting Violent Thief https://t.co/OcHcmVehC5
53-year-old liquor store owner faces up to 7 years in prison after he accidentally shot a shoplifter as he was attempting to pistol whip them https://t.co/ry0YhFX52s
Fury as NYC liquor store owner is charged for shooting shoplifter who swiped a bottle of Ciroc vodka https://t.co/M4vRcsmv6I https://t.co/T3abj28LDo
NYC Liquor Store Owner Puts a Bullet in Thug After Getting Robbed and Assaulted – Owner Now Faces Years in Prison Thanks to Radical DA (VIDEO) via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/Hl0Agn8Urm
Bodega association demands Queens DA drop charges against store owner who shot would-be thief https://t.co/K7QBvQUzJM
Surveillance video released after shoplifting suspect shot outside Queens liquor store https://t.co/kMErkGbSAN https://t.co/czgQOIRYYF
A Queens liquor store owner is facing charges, accused of shooting a man he says was trying to rob his store. What followed was outrage from some who say he was not only acting in self-defense, but that the shooting was an accident. @wallernyc reports. https://t.co/2Ag9R0pqRB
For the second time in a month, a suspected shoplifter in Queens has been involved in violent struggle with a store worker that ended with the employee firing a gun — and once again, the worker in question has been charged https://t.co/bwq7o1UsTP