Alleged Shoplifter Dead After Being Apprehended By Workers

Police in Dekalb, GA say the unidentified man was caught after taking two DVD players from the store.

Two associates who helped catch and subdue the suspect before police arrived have been placed on leave; the security officer who police say may have placed the suspected thief in a choke hold, is no longer working for Walmart.

“No amount of merchandise is worth someone’s life,” Walmart spokesperson Dianna Gee said Sunday in a statement that emphasized that it was early in the investigation into the incident and all the facts were not known yet. “Associates are trained to disengage from situations that would put themselves or others at risk.”

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.