Autopsy Identifies Man Shot And Killed After Trying To Rob Beer Store
By: Chelsea Pompeani
Updated: November 18, 2012
November 18th, 2012
A man attempted to rob a Beer For Less store in Millcreek is identified
Coroner Lyell Cook tells us Patrick Atkins, 21 years old, was pronounced dead at Hamot yesterday just before 9 pm. Cook says he died of a single gun shot wound to the chest, and Cook ruled it a homicide.
The shooting happened just after 8 tonight at the Presque Isle Beer For Less store at 2756 West 12th Street.
Atkins reportedly walked into the store with a small handgun in an apparent attempt to rob the store.
The clerk in the store was armed with a handgun and shot the suspect three times.
Atkins stumbled from the store and collapsed a short distance away.
Comments
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%u2022 71% of gunshot victims had previous arrest records.
%u2022 64% had been convicted of a crime.
%u2022 Each had an average of 11 prior arrests.
%u2022 63% of victims have criminal histories and 73% of the time they know their
assailant (twice as often as victims without criminal histories).
Half of all murders are committed by people on %u201Cconditional release%u201D (i.e., parole or
probation).
81% of all homicide defendants had an arrest record;
67% had a felony arrest record;
70% had a conviction record;
and 54% had a felony conviction.
Per capita firearm ownership rates have risen steadily since 1959 while crime rates have
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Joe T.
November 18, 2012 at 9:59 pm
@Robert
From what has been reported it appears the clerk did have the right to open fire. The clerk is an employee who had a legal right to be where he was. The robber came into the store and pointed a weapon at the clerk, which immediately allows the clerk to respond with deadly force due to self defense.
It has been ruled a homicide, but my guess it will be a justifiable homicide under self defense.
The only thing that could change that is if store cameras or something show that the robber did not point his weapon at the clerk. In that case the district attorney would be fully justified in bringing charges because you cannot simply shoot someone because they have a gun. The person has to be threatening you with the gun, IE pointing it at you.
Sean K.
November 18, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Alcohol and firearm related deaths both kill about 75000 people every year in the USA. It seems Americans have
found two great ways to keep the population down. I wonder which statistic this idiot qualifies for?
Captain M.
November 18, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Good for the clerk! It's about time someone stood up to dirt bags like him!
Katie K.
November 18, 2012 at 9:13 pm
I hate to see a young life gone, BUT, its about time these business's start showing these thieves they aren't going to get away with stealing from everyone. When they show a gun or say they have a gun, they deserve what they get. Simple as that!
Nancy D.
November 18, 2012 at 8:43 pm
It's about time! Now if we could just arm the bank clerks. Time to thin the herd folks!
Harry H.
November 18, 2012 at 8:15 pm
A life was SAVED HERE (and possibly many more)! This is a perfect example of when a gun was used properly. I would bet this story never gets cited as an example of how a gun could save a life or how this incident removed a criminal and a gun from the street.
Derek B.
November 18, 2012 at 1:41 pm
Correction...7th planet. Sure you figured it out...
Derek B.
November 18, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Glad this site wants to censor the anatomically correct term I chose. I used NO VULGARITY in my comment. I used the term that is spelled with the last four letters of our 8th planet. It was NOT vulgar NOR obscene!
Derek B.
November 18, 2012 at 12:22 pm
The robber ABSOLUTELY got what he deserved! When an individual is threatening with lethal force, they are putting their own life at risk! Get your head out of your [censored] ROBERT M! It is people like you (and your way of thinking) behind the problems with society and the criminal justice system. Have you NO COMMON SENSE??? Do you believe the criminal is a victim?? I am HAPPY to see someone stand up to a threat like this! More of this NEEDS to happen! If more business and home owners protected themselves in this manner, there would be LESS CRIME! A baseball bat, hammer, knife or gun are all considered a lethal weapon. If a lethal weapon is %u201Cdrawn%u201D or presented, an individual has the RIGHT to return with lethal force. CASE CLOSED! It is called self-defense! Educate yourself, %u201CROBERT%u201D!
Derek B.
November 18, 2012 at 12:11 pm
Its about time someone stood up to these dirtbags, chalk one up for the good guys!
mike m.
November 18, 2012 at 5:05 am
Did the clerk have a right to open fire? The robber didn't deserve a death sentence but if force was necessary it was unavoidable. The shooting needs to be thoroughly investigated.
Robert M.
November 18, 2012 at 3:59 am
Its about time!maybe it will send a message to the rest of the dirtbags in this town that would rather rob people and busineses then work for a living.He got what he deserved!
john n.
November 18, 2012 at 2:27 am
Maybe if more clerks had guns the robbers may think twice before robbing a store.
Patricia D.
November 17, 2012 at 11:08 pm
