2 shot during jewelry store robbery
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/0703abrk-jewelry0703-ON.html
Becky Bartkowski
The Arizona Republic
Jul. 3, 2007 10:08 AM
Two men were shot during a robbery at a south Phoenix jewelry store Monday afternoon.
The men, along with a woman who was not shot, reportedly attempted to rob Luxor Jewelers on the 500 block of East Baseline Road at about 2:30 p.m., according to a statement from Sgt. Joel Tranter, Phoenix police spokesman.
Both of the male suspects were taken to local hospitals and still in medical care Tuesday morning, according to the statement. Neither man has been charged yet, according to the statement.
One of the men has not been identified, but officials do not expect that he will survive due to life-threatening injuries, according to Phoenix police documents. The man is between 18 and 23 years old.
Damon McLemore, 19, suffered a serious gunshot wound, according to the documents.
Brittany Janice Harlin, 18, walked into Luxor and asked to see a jewelry item, according to Tranter's statement. The male suspects then entered Luxor armed with handguns and started robbing the store, while Harlin left Luxor with the jewelry item.
As the male suspects robbed the jewelry store, Luxor Jewelers employees left through the back of the store.
Two Luxor employees, David Fierro, 35, and Abraham Olivas, 22, took handguns with them as they left the store, according to the statement.
Fierro and Olivas exchanged gunfire with the male suspects in the Kmart parking lot west of Luxor Jewelers, according to the statement.
The unidentified male suspect collapsed in the parking lot after he was shot and McLemore and Harlin fled in a red car, according to the statement.
Phoenix police later found McLemore and Harlin at a local hospital. McLemore was being treated for a serious gunshot wound and Harlin was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery, according to the statement.
Officials did not reveal how much jewelry was stolen, but did recover all property and weapons.
I'm awfully curious how this will play out, being at the time of the shooting the employees were probably not any longer in immediate threat to loss of life or great injury.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/0703abrk-jewelry0703-ON.html
Becky Bartkowski
The Arizona Republic
Jul. 3, 2007 10:08 AM
Two men were shot during a robbery at a south Phoenix jewelry store Monday afternoon.
The men, along with a woman who was not shot, reportedly attempted to rob Luxor Jewelers on the 500 block of East Baseline Road at about 2:30 p.m., according to a statement from Sgt. Joel Tranter, Phoenix police spokesman.
Both of the male suspects were taken to local hospitals and still in medical care Tuesday morning, according to the statement. Neither man has been charged yet, according to the statement.
One of the men has not been identified, but officials do not expect that he will survive due to life-threatening injuries, according to Phoenix police documents. The man is between 18 and 23 years old.
Damon McLemore, 19, suffered a serious gunshot wound, according to the documents.
Brittany Janice Harlin, 18, walked into Luxor and asked to see a jewelry item, according to Tranter's statement. The male suspects then entered Luxor armed with handguns and started robbing the store, while Harlin left Luxor with the jewelry item.
As the male suspects robbed the jewelry store, Luxor Jewelers employees left through the back of the store.
Two Luxor employees, David Fierro, 35, and Abraham Olivas, 22, took handguns with them as they left the store, according to the statement.
Fierro and Olivas exchanged gunfire with the male suspects in the Kmart parking lot west of Luxor Jewelers, according to the statement.
The unidentified male suspect collapsed in the parking lot after he was shot and McLemore and Harlin fled in a red car, according to the statement.
Phoenix police later found McLemore and Harlin at a local hospital. McLemore was being treated for a serious gunshot wound and Harlin was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery, according to the statement.
Officials did not reveal how much jewelry was stolen, but did recover all property and weapons.
I'm awfully curious how this will play out, being at the time of the shooting the employees were probably not any longer in immediate threat to loss of life or great injury.