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Somebody needs to send this to Chairman Maobama under the title, "Pull your head out and figure it out"
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The store owner who shot and killed two men Tuesday night won't face charges because he was defending himself after being shot at by one of them, Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Friday .
Kleine said Marcel Davis, 16, and Willie Wakefield, 29, were upset about some jewelry that had been ordered from Andre McKesson, owner of Midwest Grillz & Jewelry at 6209 Ames Ave.
Brandon Boyce, a friend of Davis and Wakefield, said he, the two men and a fourth man drove to the store about 10 p.m. Tuesday to pick up a decorative mouthpiece known as a grill.
Boyce said that Davis and Wakefield went inside the store and that McKesson locked the door behind them. Boyce waited outside.
Boyce, 22, said Thursday that he could hear the men inside, arguing.
He recalled hearing, "Why you playing games with us, man? Where's our teeth? Can you give a refund? Then give me my teeth!"
During the argument, Kleine said, Wakefield pulled a 9 mm handgun and fired at least two shots at McKesson.
One of those bullets lodged in the wall above where McKesson had been standing. Two 9 mm cartridge casings were found in the store, Kleine said.
McKesson grabbed an SKS semiautomatic rifle he kept at the counter and fired 10 to 15 rounds at Wakefield and Davis, killing them, Kleine said.
The shots shattered the store's glass front door, and at least one round hit Boyce, who was struck in the abdomen. Boyce is being treated at Creighton University Medical Center.
Kleine said that after reviewing results of the police investigation, eyewitness accounts and preliminary autopsy results, he determined that McKesson's actions were justified.
"He is the one who called 911," Kleine said. "He handed the gun over. He told police immediately what happened. The forensic evidence at the scene corroborated his version of events."
McKesson's sister, Precious, said Friday afternoon that the family is glad that investigators cleared her brother. She said, however, that sadness remains over the two lives lost.
"We're praying for their families," she said. "It's still a tragedy."
Relatives of Davis and Wakefield could not be reached for comment.
Kleine said police have been trying to reach the fourth man who drove to the store with Davis, Wakefield and Boyce but so far have not been able to find him. They would like to hear his version of Tuesday night's events.
Kleine said he is awaiting results of toxicology tests to determine whether Davis or Wakefield was under the influence of alcohol or drugs when the shooting occurred.
"When you put somebody in fear for their life by firing a firearm at them, the law provides that they can defend themselves by using deadly force in that situation," Kleine said. "And that's what we have here."
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The store owner who shot and killed two men Tuesday night won't face charges because he was defending himself after being shot at by one of them, Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Friday .
Kleine said Marcel Davis, 16, and Willie Wakefield, 29, were upset about some jewelry that had been ordered from Andre McKesson, owner of Midwest Grillz & Jewelry at 6209 Ames Ave.
Brandon Boyce, a friend of Davis and Wakefield, said he, the two men and a fourth man drove to the store about 10 p.m. Tuesday to pick up a decorative mouthpiece known as a grill.
Boyce said that Davis and Wakefield went inside the store and that McKesson locked the door behind them. Boyce waited outside.
Boyce, 22, said Thursday that he could hear the men inside, arguing.
He recalled hearing, "Why you playing games with us, man? Where's our teeth? Can you give a refund? Then give me my teeth!"
During the argument, Kleine said, Wakefield pulled a 9 mm handgun and fired at least two shots at McKesson.
One of those bullets lodged in the wall above where McKesson had been standing. Two 9 mm cartridge casings were found in the store, Kleine said.
McKesson grabbed an SKS semiautomatic rifle he kept at the counter and fired 10 to 15 rounds at Wakefield and Davis, killing them, Kleine said.
The shots shattered the store's glass front door, and at least one round hit Boyce, who was struck in the abdomen. Boyce is being treated at Creighton University Medical Center.
Kleine said that after reviewing results of the police investigation, eyewitness accounts and preliminary autopsy results, he determined that McKesson's actions were justified.
"He is the one who called 911," Kleine said. "He handed the gun over. He told police immediately what happened. The forensic evidence at the scene corroborated his version of events."
McKesson's sister, Precious, said Friday afternoon that the family is glad that investigators cleared her brother. She said, however, that sadness remains over the two lives lost.
"We're praying for their families," she said. "It's still a tragedy."
Relatives of Davis and Wakefield could not be reached for comment.
Kleine said police have been trying to reach the fourth man who drove to the store with Davis, Wakefield and Boyce but so far have not been able to find him. They would like to hear his version of Tuesday night's events.
Kleine said he is awaiting results of toxicology tests to determine whether Davis or Wakefield was under the influence of alcohol or drugs when the shooting occurred.
"When you put somebody in fear for their life by firing a firearm at them, the law provides that they can defend themselves by using deadly force in that situation," Kleine said. "And that's what we have here."
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