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The Indianapolis Star
April 24, 2003 Thursday City final Edition
SECTION: CITY STATE; Pg. 5B
LENGTH: 388 words
HEADLINE: Suspected robber is slain by merchant;
Cell-phone center homicide follows a separate fatal shooting of tire store customer.
BYLINE: BY TOM SPALDING [email protected]
BODY:
Indianapolis police on Wednesday were investigating the slayings of two men in separate incidents, including the shooting death of a would-be robber who was killed in an exchange of gunfire with the manager of a Northeastside store.
Police were called to the 5200 block of East 38th Street around 12:30 p.m. after Beyond Wireless manager Earl L. Dixon Jr., 47, was confronted by two masked men, at least one of whom was armed, demanding cash.
Dixon had a firearm of his own, and gunshots were exchanged, said Sgt. Steve Staletovich of the Indianapolis Police Department.
Dimitri Bullock was shot in the head with a 9mm pistol, police said, and died shortly after being transported to Wishard Memorial Hospital.
The second suspect, a 16-year-old, ran about a block west from the cell-phone distribution store and hid behind some homes. He tried to look like a homeowner by bringing a trash can to the curb, but Indianapolis police officer Anthony Weaver, who knew that the regular garbage pickup in the neighborhood was Monday, caught him.
The 16-year-old then surrendered and denied any affiliation with Bullock.
Tenants who shared space in the small commercial strip mall on 38th Street expressed shock over the shooting.
"I hate that it happened, but hopefully it sends a message to anyone" wanting to rob a store, said Dwayne Tyler, who owns Magnifiscents, an incense and music shop. Many small businesses, unable to afford the high costs of video surveillance or other means of protection, have sometimes relied on permitted firearms to protect themselves in case of trouble.
In the second incident, a 23-year-old Indianapolis man was slain by an unknown gunman at a tire store in the 2900 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street.
Antonio White, 600 block of Eugene Street, was shot in the chest about 10:30 a.m. and died about a half-hour later at Methodist Hospital, said Detective Marcus Kennedy of the Indianapolis Police Department.
Kennedy said White had gone to the store to get a tire -- his car had a flat -- when he was shot at least two times. Employees heard a dispute in the garage area.
Police have no suspects in the case, Kennedy said.
April 24, 2003 Thursday City final Edition
SECTION: CITY STATE; Pg. 5B
LENGTH: 388 words
HEADLINE: Suspected robber is slain by merchant;
Cell-phone center homicide follows a separate fatal shooting of tire store customer.
BYLINE: BY TOM SPALDING [email protected]
BODY:
Indianapolis police on Wednesday were investigating the slayings of two men in separate incidents, including the shooting death of a would-be robber who was killed in an exchange of gunfire with the manager of a Northeastside store.
Police were called to the 5200 block of East 38th Street around 12:30 p.m. after Beyond Wireless manager Earl L. Dixon Jr., 47, was confronted by two masked men, at least one of whom was armed, demanding cash.
Dixon had a firearm of his own, and gunshots were exchanged, said Sgt. Steve Staletovich of the Indianapolis Police Department.
Dimitri Bullock was shot in the head with a 9mm pistol, police said, and died shortly after being transported to Wishard Memorial Hospital.
The second suspect, a 16-year-old, ran about a block west from the cell-phone distribution store and hid behind some homes. He tried to look like a homeowner by bringing a trash can to the curb, but Indianapolis police officer Anthony Weaver, who knew that the regular garbage pickup in the neighborhood was Monday, caught him.
The 16-year-old then surrendered and denied any affiliation with Bullock.
Tenants who shared space in the small commercial strip mall on 38th Street expressed shock over the shooting.
"I hate that it happened, but hopefully it sends a message to anyone" wanting to rob a store, said Dwayne Tyler, who owns Magnifiscents, an incense and music shop. Many small businesses, unable to afford the high costs of video surveillance or other means of protection, have sometimes relied on permitted firearms to protect themselves in case of trouble.
In the second incident, a 23-year-old Indianapolis man was slain by an unknown gunman at a tire store in the 2900 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street.
Antonio White, 600 block of Eugene Street, was shot in the chest about 10:30 a.m. and died about a half-hour later at Methodist Hospital, said Detective Marcus Kennedy of the Indianapolis Police Department.
Kennedy said White had gone to the store to get a tire -- his car had a flat -- when he was shot at least two times. Employees heard a dispute in the garage area.
Police have no suspects in the case, Kennedy said.
