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Attempted Apple Store Holdup Goes Bad: Suspect Killed


Apple's Otay Ranch retail store

San Diego 6 reports that an attempted holdup at Apple's Otay Ranch retail store in Chula Vista, California went sour this morning, with one of the robbers reportedly having been shot and killed by a mall security guard.

A security guard caught the suspects smashing the glass front doors of the Apple Store at the mall before the mall opened for the day.

The guard reportedly shot a male suspect in the head.

NBC San Diego reports that two other suspects, one of whom had also been shot, have been arrested. The incident happened shortly before 7:00 AM this morning, before the store had opened for business.

Update: 10News reports that approximately 40 shots were exchanged between the security guard and the armed robbers, according to Chula Vista police.

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15 months ago
Guard +1
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15 months ago
Crime doesn't pay. At least it wasn't the Apple security guard. Not sure those guys are armed, at least not here.
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15 months ago
I've never seen a mall security guard carrying a gun.
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15 months ago
Is this news:confused:
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15 months ago
and i was all like.. PEW PEW PEW
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15 months ago
I'm as pro gun rights as anyone, but this sounds like a problem for the security guard. Unless that guard's life was in danger, there was no reason to shoot anyone, especially in the head. The placement of that shot was no accident.

That being said, I'm sure there are a lot of facts we don't know. Innocent until proven guilty, of course.
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15 months ago
Rent-a-cops have guns? And shoot people IN THE HEAD? I'm amazed.

That said, this is pretty ******. Sure, the guy was a criminal lowlife, and he certainly deserved punishment, but I don't think he deserved to get killed. Oh well.
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15 months ago
mall cop with gun?


sounds like an inside job gone bad.
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15 months ago
Since when do mall cops have guns? :confused:
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15 months ago
The problem with stolen Apple products would be no Applecare.

Anyway, these mall cops should carry Taser Apps on their iphones.
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