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Police: Store Employee Charged After Shooting 1 of 3 Burglars
2020-04-01
[ARLNow] Police: Store Employee Charged After Shooting Would-Be Thief

An employee of a local shop is facing charges after police say he shot someone breaking into the store.
Note the original title. They also did not mention what in particular he did wrong.
The incident happened Sunday morning in the Green Valley neighborhood, shortly before 5 a.m.

Police say a group of three suspects broke into a store on the 2400 block of Shirlington Road and began stealing cash and merchandise. The employee, who was in a backroom at the time, picked up a gun, opened a door into the store, and shot one of the suspects, according to an Arlington County Police press release.

The employee then retreated, before going back into the store and firing another shot, police said. The wounded suspect was a juvenile male; he suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries. The two other suspects fled the scene before police arrived.

Following consultation with the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, the employee, Hamzeh Abushariah, 33, of Washington D.C. was charged with Malicious Wounding, Reckless Handling of a Firearm and Violation of a Protective Order. He is being held without bond.
Parisa Dehghani-Tafti is the DA, hardcore liberal and runs the county. Suffers from stage 4 Trump Derangement Syndrome. Her latest rant about Mike Lindell




Posted by:Woodrow

#10  The DA's campaign was financed by George Soros, and our traditional rights are abhorrent to him.
Posted by: Woodrow   2020-04-01 20:36  

#9  The police have no duty to protect you and you have no right to protect yourself.

But pay them taxes cattle, pensions and donuts don't pay for themselves.
Posted by: charger   2020-04-01 18:35  

#8  It's a veritable conundrum.

Do you let a Hamzeh Abushariah shoot at citizens ? Do you let delinquents off if the victim's an Abushariah ? How much liberty can you let an Abushariah take ?
Posted by: Dron66046   2020-04-01 18:08  

#7  Some places you aren't allowed to use deadly force to protect your property. Only if you or someone's life is in immediate danger. I bet Arlington is one of those.
Posted by: DarthVader   2020-04-01 12:03  

#6  Doesn't read like Hamzeh had too many options as it was a breaking-in crime in progress. I'd assume the store was closed for business at the time? This does read like the DA has inserted her TDS into the mix.
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-04-01 11:19  

#5  Picture at link show a smoke shop, so it isn't like they are there, 5am on Sunday, making doughnuts for the breakfast rush.

Its almost like businesses are bracing for the lack of police.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-04-01 10:38  

#4  Violation of a Protective Order?!
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2020-04-01 08:13  

#3  This is why we have a jury system.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-04-01 07:12  

#2  The 3 were doing a personal Bailout of their finances.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2020-04-01 04:35  

#1  the employee, Hamzeh Abushariah, 33, of Washington D.C. was charged with Malicious Wounding, Reckless Handling of a Firearm and Violation of a Protective Order.

Based on a name, he should've walked.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-04-01 03:24  

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