Man killed in line to buy LeBron's new sneakers

[Eric-Pris 1,607]

Sometimes I wonder what is going wrong with our country... to kill another human being over a pair of sneakers.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/shooter-kills-robber-self-defense-while-waiting-line-215135252.html

A shooter kills a would-be robber in self-defense while waiting in line to buy LeBron James’ signature shoes

Greedy shoe companies making select sneakers needlessly exclusive paired together with consumer exuberance, desperation, and American gun culture on Saturday long enough to cost one would-be alleged robber his life. Shoppers waiting in line to purchase the latest incarnation of LeBron James’ signature shoe outside Atlanta were being harassed by a reported pickpocket until one patron decided to pull a gun out and shoot the as-yet unidentified man in what is being considered a move motivated by self-defense.

Wayne Washington at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has the story:

Witnesses told one man in line outside Wish, a clothing and shoe store on Moreland Avenue, pulled out a gun and shot the would-be robber.

The shooter then got back in line, according to

Channel 2 Action News

.

Police have not charged anyone and for now consider the shooting to be self-defense. No additional information was being released Sunday morning, said

Officer John Chafee

, an Atlanta Police Department spokesman.

Only 22 pairs of the sneakers were available, but that didn’t stop nearly 50 shoppers from lining up hours before the store opened. The shooting took place at 5:30, five hours before Wish opened its doors to LeBron’s fans.

One witness says the deceased got what he deserved. From the Journal-Constitution:

“He [the shooter] really stood up for all of us,” said Taylor White, who told Channel 2 that he was in line when the shooting happened. “I salute the homie that did that.”

"Would be" robber... it sounds like he didn't rob anybody. I guess the shooter is psychic and knew what the guy was going to do.

I'm not sure what's worse, the guy being killed or the last witness quote "I salute the homie that did that". Friggin animals.

Edited June 24, 2013 by Eric-Pris

[RGinWA 816]

When Jordan's came out, killing for shoes was at an all time high.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

When Jordan's came out, killing for shoes was at an all time high.

Hopefully they don't come out with a Trayvon Martin model.

Edited June 24, 2013 by spookyturtle

[RGinWA 816]

Hopefully they don't come out with a Trayvon Martin model.

Zimmerman will market the Trayvon Martin model as safety shoes that flash and beep when entering affluent areas.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

There are just not enough guns out there. That's all.

[Karee 4,191]

When Jordan's came out, killing for shoes was at an all time high.

My cousin in Detroit had his shoes pulled right off his feet back in the 80s. I don't think they were Jordans.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/24/justice/lebron-sneaker-store-shooting

Crime doesn't pay.

A man, who tried to rob a group of people waiting in line to buy the new $180 LeBron James sneakers, was shot and killed when one of the customers pulled out a gun, Atlanta police said.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/24/justice/lebron-sneaker-store-shooting

Crime doesn't pay.

A man, who tried to rob a group of people waiting in line to buy the new $180 LeBron James sneakers, was shot and killed when one of the customers pulled out a gun, Atlanta police said.

Great news.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Racist!

[Eric-Pris 1,607]

I posted this same incident earlier. It was still early when I saw a different article. It didn't mention that he was trying to rob people with a gun; it seemed like it they though he might want to pickpocket them. It said the "would-be pickpocketer".

But if he had a gun and was robbing them, this great news, one less scumbag in this world.

[Ban Hammer 13,582]

now merged correctly

[Pooky 3,834]

I posted this same incident earlier. It was still early when I saw a different article. It didn't mention that he was trying to rob people with a gun; it seemed like it they though he might want to pickpocket them. It said the "would-be pickpocketer".

But if he had a gun and was robbing them, this great news, one less scumbag in this world.

Where does it say that the deceased had a gun?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Where does it say that the deceased had a gun?

Here.

Atlanta (CNN) -- A man, who tried to rob a group of people waiting in line to buy the new $180 LeBron James sneakers, was shot and killed when one of the customers pulled out a gun, Atlanta police said.

The incident took place before dawn Saturday outside a shoe store in Atlanta's Little Five Points area.

The group was waiting for the store to open for the day so they could buy the LeBron X Denim on its first day of release.

Police said the man approached the group with a gun in hand and tried to rob them.

One of the men in the group took out his own handgun and fired, said Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos.

"A number of witnesses were interviewed and this appears to be self-defense," he said.

Campos said the customer was not charged.

Another customer in line, Taylor White, told CNN affiliate WSB-TV that the would-be robber should have thought twice.

"I didn't even expect him to come up here, thinking it was that sweet. Thinking it's that candy land like that," White said. "He wanted to pickpocket everybody. But people out here, they weren't going for none of that."

[Pooky 3,834]

Here.

Missed that link.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Missed that link.

That happens.