A business owner in Chinatown in Oakland, California, was arrested after he allegedly used his gun to fire four shots attempting to save a woman.
FOX2 reports that the 36-year-old business owner allegedly fired the shots when he saw “a woman being robbed for her camera outside his store at 9th and Franklin streets.”
Robbery in #OaklandChinatown before 6pm Community leader tells me a thief knocked down a woman in her 30’s to steal her camera. Shop owner intervenes, struggles w/ suspect & fires 4 shots . Suspect gets away in vehicle No serious injuries #KTVU pic.twitter.com/bk3BNOLpsE
— Amber Lee (@AmberKTVU) February 16, 2021
Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong observed, “We don’t want people to fire weapons into our community. There could be unintended victims.”
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KGO News noted that Armstrong also urged residents not to start seeking out firearms for self-defense. Armstrong said, “We don’t want our business owners or