Thieves kill Home Depot employees
A Home Depot employee in California was shot and killed inside the store while trying to stop a theft on Tuesday, authorities said.
Officers responded to calls around 2:15 p.m. of a man bleeding inside the store on Johnson Drive in Pleasanton, the Pleasanton Police Department said in a news release.
Responding officers rendered aid to the victim, who was then rushed to a nearby hospital, police said.
Witnesses reported that the victim attempted to stop a theft in progress and was shot during a struggle, according to the department. The suspects fled the scene in a vehicle following the shooting.
The victim later died of his injuries, the Alameda County Coroner confirmed to FOX2 KTVU. The coroner’s office would not release the victim’s age or name.
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The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office located the suspects’ vehicle and detained them around 2:30 p.m. near the 7000 block of Ney Avenue in Oakland.
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In October, another brazen theft at a Home Depot made headlines after authorities shared video of a suspect shoving an 83-year-old employee to the ground as he walked out of the store with stolen goods.
The victim, Gary Rasor, died of his injuries weeks after the assault.
The suspect, 26-year-old Terry McAnthony McMillian Jr., was caught in January and charged with first-degree murder and robbery.
Home Depot merchandise tends to be large making it harder for the shoplifters not to get caught. They are most likely to get caught trying to leave the store with the goods if it is anything like the Home Depot near me because it is hard to find employees for help within the store. The story tends to confirm how brazen the thieves in California have become.
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