Monday 24 June 2013
Man tries to rob people in line for LeBron James sneakers, is shot and killed
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Atlanta (CNN) -- A man, who tried to rob a group of citizens
before you in line to buy the new $180 LeBron James sneakers, was shot and
killed when one of the consumers pulled out a pistol, Atlanta police said.
The event took place before dawn
Saturday outside a shoe store in Atlanta's Little Five Points area.
The group was in the making 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 approach the
group with a gun in hand and try 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 witness were
interviewed and this appears to be self-protection," he said.
Campos said the customer was not emotional.
Another customer in line, Taylor
White, told CNN affiliate WSB-TVthat
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 required to thief everybody. But people out
here, they weren't going for none of that."
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