I guess makeup was high on her list.........
A 27-year-old mother of two has been fatally shot by an off-duty sheriff's deputy after he suspected her of shoplifting at a Houston Walmart.
Harris County Sheriff's deputies have said that victim Shelly Frey, Tisa Andrews and Yolanda Craig were stealing when they were confronted by Louis Campbell a 26-year veteran of the force who works as a security guard at the store.
According to Campbell the women ran to their car and when he rushed to open the door, they accelerated away - at which point he fired the deadly shot into the car which hit Frey in the neck.
Security at the store on the 14000 block of the North Freeway had noticed the three women 'stuffing items inside their purses' and notified Campbell, who was working an extra job that evening.
Investigators with Harris County said the three women even attempted to pay for some small items to act as a cover for the shoplifted ones.
After chasing Frey and the other two women to their car, Campbell opened the door and commanded them to stop, but the car was placed in drive and moved forward.
Harris County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Deputy Thomas Gilliland said, 'He confronted the suspects at exit of the store before they left. One female wouldn't stop, struck the deputy with her purse, ran off.'
'I think it knocked him off balance and, in fear of his life and being ran over, he discharged his weapon at that point.'
More @ Mail Online
How can one be "in fear for his life" if the vehicle is moving away?
ReplyDeleteFurthermore, why is it considered acceptable to shoot a petty thief?
Sounds like crap to me. Shooting a person who has not committed a violent crime and is not a direct threat to the "security officer" is murder. He won't be charged though.
ReplyDeleteTrue, if the occurrence went as so far reported. Understandable, if he was in front of the car, but it doesn't appear so. If this happened exactly as reported, it is surprising to me, since he has been on the force for 26 years and the older cops are usually more good guys than many today. I remember, as a child being put on a bus in Mosby County to go see my grandmother in Littleton and my grandmother had the police chief pick me up and bring me to her house. Yes, the times were better.
DeleteI'm not inclined to believe the lying thieves. Neither am I inclined to believe the lying police. And lastly, I'm not inclined to believe the lying press. But one point sticks in my mind: Don't put yourself in such a position by being a shoplifter to begin with!
ReplyDeleteDon't put yourself in such a position by being a shoplifter to begin with!
DeleteIndeed and this tops it all:
"......Frey wasn't even supposed to be at a Walmart that evening.
Earlier in the year she pleaded guilty to stealing shirts and a package of meat from another Walmart and as part of her plea arrangement she agreed to never enter Walmart stores again."