Police arrested a second suspect accused in taking part in a jewelry store robbery that turned deadly Sunday afternoon. According to a San Antonio Police Department spokesperson, the second suspect was captured following a car wreck.
The accident happened about twenty minutes after two suspects tried to rob a jewelry store inside Rolling Oaks Mall. A shopper who tried to stop the robbery was killed by gunfire.
Another bystander who is licensed to carry a concealed weapon shot and wounded one of the suspects. The second robber got away and is believed to be the same person who wrecked the stolen car. Converse police officers took him into custody, recovered two weapons and called SAPD to inform them of the arrest. The 35-year-old suspect faces a charge of capital murder and two counts of aggravated assault. Police have not released their identities.
SAPD says the first suspect remains in critical condition at San Antonio Military Medical Center. He faces the same charges in the case.The Good Samaritan killed in the robbery was later identified as Jonathan Murphy. A GoFundMe page, which has not yet been confirmed to be associated with Murphy's family described Murphy as a retired Marine and a manager at a car dealership. Murphy and his wife were at the jewelry store to get their wedding bands cleaned.
So sad for the couple.
ReplyDeleteThe robbers need to rot in hell.
PS: Recently, I ran into an owner/franchisee of a McDonld's in the Las Vegas area. While talking to her, she told me that in the past year, about 90% of her store sales transactions have been from credit/debit card sales.
She and I agree that cash is well on it's way to being obsolete.
So, robbers! Forget about that pile of cash you think you're going to get from robbing a store. It's not there.