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Apple Store Employee Shot at Virginia Retail Store

The Washington Post reports that an employee at the Apple Store, Clarendon in Arlington, Virginia was shot this morning during what police are currently calling an attempted robbery.

Arlington police said the suspect rang a doorbell at a back service entrance. A 26-year-old female employee opened the door and was shot, said Detective Crystal Nosal, a police spokeswoman.

Nosal said it was unclear whether the employee and the shooter exchanged words and whether he was after merchandise or money. Police said the unidentified victim suffered a wound to her right shoulder and was in serious, but stable condition at an area hospital. Her injuries are not considered life-threatening, Nosal said.

The store is currently closed while police investigate the incident, and they are expected to release surveillance tape in hopes of identifying the assailant.

Apple has also released a brief statement about the shooting:

"We are shocked by this senseless act of violence and our thoughts are with this co-worker and her family," said Steve Dowling, a spokesman for Apple's corporate headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. "We're working with police to catch the person who committed this act."

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34 months ago
For those of you in the DC Metro area:

ARLINGTON, Va. - Police in Arlington are on the scene of a shooting at an Apple Store on Clarendon Boulevard.

It happened shortly after 10 a.m. at 2700 Clarendon Blvd. One person was shot and transported to a local hospital, police say.

No other injuries have been confirmed at this time. Police have set up a perimeter in the area as a search for the suspect is underway. No information about the suspect has been released at this time.

Check back with wjla.com/news8.net for more information as it becomes available.

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0709/637285.html
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34 months ago
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/03/breaking_shots_fired_at_virginia_based_apple_store.html


An unidentified man fired at least one shot at the Apple Store Clarendon in Arlington, Virginia shortly after the store opened Friday morning, wounding at least one, a person with knowledge of the situation tells AppleInsider.

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34 months ago
The shooter was reportedly wearing a "fake beard" how strange. It sounds like this was personal as opposed to random. Especially since it occurred in the back room of the store.
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34 months ago
I'm at the scene. Pretty crazy. Fox is reporting the guy was wearing a fake beard. Bad day for the store to be closed, being a relatively big shopping day. Hope the victim is ok.
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34 months ago
Oh, those crazy Apple haters. Probably a Microsoft employee. :o
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34 months ago

Oh, those crazy Apple haters. Probably a Microsoft employee. :o


or someone who found out that the new iphone stock is out.

seriously though, that is sad. hope the victim is ok.
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34 months ago

Oh, those crazy Apple haters. Probably a Microsoft employee. :o


Or an apple consumer who got upset when everyone didn't acknowledge his far superior intellect or mad that they all weren't apple extremists.
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34 months ago

Oh, those crazy Apple haters. Probably a Microsoft employee. :o

That's not funny at all.
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34 months ago

That's not funny at all.


Why not? I got a smirk out of it.
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34 months ago
Hope they catch the shooter and that the employee is okay.

Came in through the loading area? Who the ef left that door open.
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