LeBron James Shoe Shooting: Man Kills Robber While Waiting In Line For Sneakers
From the archive: published Jun 23, 2013, 13 years ago. Details may have changed since.
A man was killed this weekend in Atlanta shortly before the release of LeBron James new shoe .
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, an armed citizen waiting in line to buy the LeBron X Denim in Little Five Points noticed a man trying to rob a group of people. The man had his fellow shoe shoppers hold his place in line and then shot the would-be robber.
After killing the anonymous man, the armed citizen got back in line for LeBron’s new sneaker .
Police have not charged anyone for shooting the robber and believe that the man acted in self-defense.
Taylor White, who was standing in line when the shooting occurred, said: “He [the shooter] really stood up for all of us… I salute the homie that did that.”
The shooting occurred outside of Wish clothing store at about 5:30 in the morning. A line had already formed outside of the store despite the fact that the store wouldn’t be opened, and the shoe wouldn’t be available, until 11:30 that afternoon. According to Bleacher Report , the shoes cost $180 and only 22 pairs were available at Wish.
The store sold all of its shoes within a few hours of opening. It’s unclear if the shooter was able to get his LeBron X Denim shoes.
Information about the shooting is scarce at the moment but Officer John Chafee, an Atlanta Police Department spokesman, said that there had been several reports of a pickpocket in the area before the shooting.