(NC) High Point store manager shoots would-be robber

[Drizzt]

Police: High Point store manager shoots would-be robber

From Staff Reports
Posted 4:20 p.m.

HIGH POINT — The manager of a fast food store shot an armed man in the neck after he refused to drop his weapon during an attempted robbery Tuesday night, police report.

High Point police today identified the man shot as 22-year-old Titus Michael Johnson of 2607 E. Kivett Drive. He was admitted to High Point Regional Hospital and is reportedly in stable condition, police said in a press release.

According to police, Johnson entered Whites Fast Food located at 1421 West English Road at 8:35 p.m. and approached the counter.

Johnson then turned and pointed the gun at store manager James Hackenberg, 45, police said.

Hackenberg retrieved his handgun from a holster he was wearing, pointed it at Johnson and repeatedly told the him to drop his gun, police said. Johnson refused, police said.

Hackenberg fired one shot, striking Johnson in the neck.

This case is still under investigation, police said. No charges had been filed as of late Wednesday afternoon.

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[mrbill]

i hope the owners don't fire the manager. i've worked a few fast food jobs, and they all said if we resisted a would be robber in any way, we would be fired.

 

[Zach S]

I've never heard of White's Fast Food, it may be a Mom and Pop shop.

After working for a few national chains and a few Mom and Pop shops, I can tell you their attitude towards just about everything is different.

 

[Chupacabra]

Sounds like a good shoot to me.

The question I want answered though is, what kind of gun did the manager use?

Was it a High-Point?

 

[Standing Wolf]

Hackenberg retrieved his handgun from a holster he was wearing, pointed it at Johnson and repeatedly told the him to drop his gun...

This is the second incident I've noticed this evening in which the good guy repeatedly warned the criminal. I wonder how many good guys have died because they wasted time warning criminals.