An Indiana gas station clerk chased a shoplifter into the parking lot and shot him in the face, according to Indianapolis police. The store clerk is now facing murder charges for killing the shoplifter.
Before midnight on June 29, Vincent Bibbs, a 49-year-old Speedway convenience store clerk, confronted Damon McClain, 49, after he spotted him putting four packs of Red Bull in a garbage bag and heading out the door without paying, the TV station reported.
Instead of letting McClain leave with the energy drinks, Bibbs follows after him…
McClain is an Army veteran. On a memorial page to him, friends and loved ones described him as having a “huge heart of gold.” His murder occurred at a Speedway at 4960 E 56th Street in Indianapolis. A witness watched Bibbs leave his post behind the counter to chase after a man who was trying to leave the gas station with “a big clear bag of something.”
One witness told police he heard Bibbs talking to McClain, saying “just give it back, just give it back.” Witnesses saw McClain get into a car and tried to drive away, but Bibbs pulled out a 9mm handgun, ran up to the driver-side window, and fired a shot.
After allegedly firing the bullet into the shoplifter’s face, Bibbs returned to his duties in the gas station and served two customers before he picked up the phone and called 911 for the victim.
At first, when police interviewed Bibbs, he denied knowing anything about the shooting. He claimed not to have heard the gunshot and said he never had a gun. Police found the victim dead in the front seat of his car. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:35 pm.
However, when police confronted him with this evidence, Bibbs confessed that he “messed up by going outside” and then admitted that he did own the gun. He also said that he pointed the loaded weapon at the victim when it just “went off” in his face.
The suspect remains behind bars at the Marion County jail where he’s being held without bond. Aside from murder charges, Bibbs has also been charged with carrying a handgun without a license.
Source: AWM