Gas station worker kills armed robber
New Orleans Police say an armed robber is dead after holding up a New Orleans gas station.
“The NOPD has determined this incident to be a justifiable homicide,” Public Information Officer Juan Barnes said. “A store employee produced a gun and exchanged fire with the armed subject. The armed subject was struck and later died on scene, as a result of injuries sustained in the shooting.”
He says the suspect had walked behind the checkout counter and threatened the employees and then fired his gun.
“Through investigation, NOPD Homicide Unit detectives determined that while inside of a business at the location, the decedent had grabbed a drink out of the wall cooler. He then walked towards the front of the checkout counter, subsequently he goes behind the counter. At this time, the decedent pointed a gun towards the direction of the employees, threaten to harm them and then fired a round in their direction.”
15-year-old suspect shot in attempted carjacking, search continues for second suspect
UPDATE — Pensacola Police has provided the following statement in regards to the attempted carjacking Wednesday morning.
We do not anticipate any charges against the victim in this incident as it is a Stand Your Ground type case. The suspect who was shot is in critical condition, and he is 15 years old. The victim is 80 years old. We are still looking for the second suspect.
PENSACOLA POLICE DEPARTMENT
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Officers with the Pensacola Police Department are searching for a suspect following an attempted carjacking on West Brainerd Street.
Investigators say the homeowner was in his driveway around 11pm, locking his cars for the night when two men approached him and tried to steal his car. One of the suspects pulled out a gun. The victim then pulled out his own gun and shot at the suspects.
Both men ran away. One of the victims turned up at a house on N Street with a gunshot wound. His injuries are non-life-threatening. The homeowner was not injured and it appears that the suspects never fired their guns.