Customer waiting to buy LeBron X denim sneakers fatally shoots robber

Customers waiting in line to buy the latest Nike LeBron James shoes. A customer shot and killed a thief who tried to steal customer outside the store in Atlanta on Saturday.

A man trying to steal customers from Atlanta waiting to buy the latest LeBron James shoes was killed by a buyer who continues to wait in line after the shooting, according to NBC News.

The thief, a man who has not been identified, walked up to people before dawn in Atlanta, waiting in line to buy the kicks of the denim of Lebon X $180 by Nike on the day were released, CNN reported. Shoes, backed by Star forward in the heat of Miami, could be sold for a much higher price on eBay.

Witnesses said that thief brandished a gun and attempted to steal the crowd. The shooting occurred at 5:30 - 6: 30 hours before the shoe store desire opened its doors in the five points neighborhood, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

"One of the victims pulled out his pistol and shot the suspect," officer John Chafee said in a statement reported by WXIA. "They interviewed several witnesses and this appears to be self-defense."

The suspect ran a few meters and fell to the ground dead, the Associated Press reported.

Witnesses praised the shooter to defend them.

"The [shooter] actually raised for all of us," said Taylor White. "Salute the homie that did that".