Small_Arms_Collector
Regular Member
I was coming out of the Walmart at Gratiot, and 12 Mile 2 days ago, and was about half way out of the parking lot when I heard a "pop", at first i thought that something poped when I ran over some trash that was in the parking lot, and was just thinking that it might have been a firework (I didn't recognize it right away because it was muffled by the car.) when I heard 3, or 4 more rapid fire, and there was no mistaking what it was, and I saw a guy running through the parking lot with an auto pistol in hand.
Important notes here:
I did not actualy see the shooting, so I did not know if I was seeing the victim, or the perp.
The guy I saw did not appear to be a "thug type" (Yes I know it takes all types.), and i didn't get a real "perpy" vibe from him, and he was running tword the store, not away, and wasn't attempting to hide the gun. Instinct told me I was probably looking at the victim.
The shooting was over, no one was in immediate danger.
These things considered, and the fact that it was not my fight, I did not intervien, however I did call 911, and keep an eye on the guy as he went in to a jewlery store.
The cops arrived about 2 minutes later. Despite a shots fired call they only sent 2 cruisers, and one never even stopped, more arrived later, but only after the single responding officer had already taken the report. I reported what I saw, and led them to the shell casings (9mm).
The story I got from the cop who took the report was that the guy was the owner of the jewlery, and a guy walked in snatched a $16,000 ring, and ran off. The owner chased him out of the store, and fired at him as he was fleeing.
Important notes here:
I did not actualy see the shooting, so I did not know if I was seeing the victim, or the perp.
The guy I saw did not appear to be a "thug type" (Yes I know it takes all types.), and i didn't get a real "perpy" vibe from him, and he was running tword the store, not away, and wasn't attempting to hide the gun. Instinct told me I was probably looking at the victim.
The shooting was over, no one was in immediate danger.
These things considered, and the fact that it was not my fight, I did not intervien, however I did call 911, and keep an eye on the guy as he went in to a jewlery store.
The cops arrived about 2 minutes later. Despite a shots fired call they only sent 2 cruisers, and one never even stopped, more arrived later, but only after the single responding officer had already taken the report. I reported what I saw, and led them to the shell casings (9mm).
The story I got from the cop who took the report was that the guy was the owner of the jewlery, and a guy walked in snatched a $16,000 ring, and ran off. The owner chased him out of the store, and fired at him as he was fleeing.
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