Shooting at South Knoxville Walmart

[Sandman]

I was across the street eating dinner. I was carrying!

All Facebook says is a officer shot and killed a suspect and more information will follow. I will update this thread as it comes out.

[Sandman]

Shoplifting!!

Officer shoots, kills Walmart shoplifting suspect | wbir.com

[Guest President Fernatt]

My folks saw all the cars responding from downtown knox all the way down chapman. They said the cars were flying! Would have been cool to see. I'm curious how many years it will take to get the video released from the loss prevention office??

Not surprisingly, Walmart stayed open wouldn't wanna lose a sale on the 99cent Doritos now would we?

[Sandman]

They were flying up on Walmart and then would cut the siren when pulling in...It was weird being that close to that. Makes you think though.

[Erik88]

Glad the officers were not hurt, sounds like it could have gone much worse.

[Guest TargetShooter84]

Wow that's interesting. My office is close by.

[Murgatroy]

South Knoxville is going downhill rapidly.

I can't imagine pulling a gun on a cop, over shoplifting no less.

I am glad no innocents were hurt.

[Guest WyattEarp]

Urban America is going downhill rapidly.

I can't imagine pulling a gun on a cop, over shoplifting no less.

I am glad no innocents were hurt.

Fixed it for ya

[Dolomite_supafly]

Glad the officer(s) came out physically ok. They are going to have a rough time of it mentally I am sure. The officer(s) are going to get sued for wrongful death by the family of the shoplifter. It almost always happens but KPD will provide them with legal help. Even when it gets thrown out it still takes months of stress of having that hanging over your head.

I am worried about a knee jerk reaction by Walmart now. Hopefully they don't change their HCP policy over this. Seems like any time something like this happens corporate policy is to ban firearms not realizing it only makes the store less safe.

Dolomite

[BrasilNuts]

If they haven't changed their policy yet I don't think they are going to.

Google "Walmart Shooting."

Looks like it happens all the time.

[laktrash]

South Knoxville is going downhill rapidly.

Yeah, spent most of my youth growing up there. Folks are still there. Great place.

The South Knoxville bridge was the beginning of the downhill run.

[JAB]

Not surprisingly, Walmart stayed open wouldn't wanna lose a sale on the 99cent Doritos now would we?

To paraphrase what someone in the comments section on the News-Sentinel website posted, what should Walmart have done? Should they have closed and held a memorial service for the would-be cop killer?

Okay, I can see closing from the point of view that the employees who were there at the time were probably scared sh...er...witless and should have been allowed to go home.

Edited November 16, 2011 by JAB

[Mike.357]

Why close? I assume the shooting happened in a cinderblock walle

d office.

I bet most in the store did not know it even happened.

And my shopping should not be curtailed because a lifetime criminal played stupid games and won a stupid prize.

[laktrash]

Why close?

And my shopping should not be curtailed because a lifetime criminal played stupid games and won a stupid prize.

Yep WBIR reported he was trying shoplift small lightbulbs. This might be a step past stupid.

[Mike.357]

Do they use lightbulbs to make meth? (Serious question)

[Murgatroy]

Do they use lightbulbs to make meth? (Serious question)

Not to make it that I know of, but to smoke it. They take the filament out and it makes a sort of pipe. Meth isn't smoked in the traditional sense. It is cooked. When the meth is heated it begins to smoke, not burn, kind of like sugar will, then it melts, they then use a straw to suck in the smoke.

[Mike.357]

Whatever happened to smoking banana peels?

[Dolomite_supafly]

He was in possession of $17 woth of appliance bulbs when he was taken into custody. He likely fought because he was on probabtion and a violation would have sent him back to jail to finish a 11/29 sentence for prevsious charges. The officer fired 6 shots and killed the shoplifter.

There have already been comments that he was just trying to support his family. If he had a pistol he could have sold it for more than the $17 worth of bulbs was worth.

Dolomite

[Mike.357]

Nother serious question. Do pillheads smoke crushed up pills?

[Murgatroy]

He was in possession of $17 woth of appliance bulbs when he was taken into custody. He likely fought because he was on probabtion and a violation would have sent him back to jail to finish a 11/29 sentence for prevsious charges. The officer fired 6 shots and killed the shoplifter.

There have already been comments that he was just trying to support his family. If he had a pistol he could have sold it for more than the $17 worth of bulbs was worth.

Dolomite

That is BS. How are lightbulbs going to feed his family?

Nother serious question. Do pillheads smoke crushed up pills?

Not that I have heard of. They do snort them, and some can be taken intravenously.

[Mike.357]

I wondered, thought she was just a pillhead but obviously has expanded her horizons. I found two ball point pen sleeves that were sorta melted on the one end, like someone has been sucking something burning

[Garufa]

I wondered, thought she was just a pillhead but obviously has expanded her horizons. I found two ball point pen sleeves that were sorta melted on the one end, like someone has been sucking something burning

Huh?

[JAB]

Whatever happened to smoking banana peels?

What ever happened to filtered out Sterno?

Hell, for that matter what ever happened to just opening a bottle and consuming the beer (or whiskey, scotch, rum, etc.) inside? Heck, you can probably still find some blackberries, etc. for free. Throw them in a glass jar with water and sugar and wait a few days. I'll never understand people who do illegal drugs - especially chemical crap like meth, etc. - when there is cheaper, legal stuff that one can consume to kick one's own ass if so desired.

[Murgatroy]

What ever happened to filtered out Sterno?

Hell, for that matter what ever happened to just opening a bottle and consuming the beer (or whiskey, scotch, rum, etc.) inside? Heck, you can probably still find some blackberries, etc. for free. Throw them in a glass jar with water and sugar and wait a few days. I'll never understand people who do illegal drugs - especially chemical crap like meth, etc. - when there is cheaper, legal stuff that one can consume to kick one's own ass if so desired.

It is all about the different types of high.

I don't consume any illicit drugs at this current point in my life. I don't drink. I do smoke tobacco. I try to avoid getting prescriptions if I can.

I don't like the feeling of drunkenness. I feel slow, sluggish, it is hard to think.

However when I am given a prescription of pain pills, say hydrocodone/vicodin I feel energized, sharp, on point.

When I was younger, I had been known to partake of other illegal substances. It was green. It kept me calm and allowed me to concentrate, to think on one subject at great length.

Again, all different types of high. And that is as deep as my experience goes with the above, other than watching some close to me destroy their lives.

[bubbiesdad]

Nother serious question. Do pillheads smoke crushed up pills?

They do melt them and inject them.

http://www.inquisitr.com/149695/wwe-tyson-tomko-robs-cvs-shoots-up-chilis/

Excuse me, "allegedly".

Edited November 16, 2011 by bubbiesdad