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".
