Customer Faces Murder Charges...

Wed, November 30, 2022 at 10:32 AM

A customer accused of fatally shooting a shoplifter who was fighting with employees at a Family Dollar store in Dallas has been arrested and faces a murder charge, police said.

Police responded to the shooting just before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Family Dollar store at 3200 S. Lancaster Road. When officers arrived they found a man lying in front of the store with a gunshot wound, police said in a news release Wednesday. The man died at the scene.

Police said their preliminary investigation determined a fight happened inside the store when employees confronted the man about items he was trying to steal.

The customer, Kevin Jackson Sr, 47, walked into the store, saw the fight, and then shot the man who had been accused of stealing, police said.

The man, whose name has not been released, stumbled outside the store and collapsed. He did not have any weapons, police said.

Jackson was arrested on suspicion of murder and taken to Lew Sterrett Jail.

Manslaughter, probably. Murder? no.

Why I dont go to dollar stores in Dallas

Not sure it really matters, life as he knows it is over (if convicted of course).

Can't get very many things with a dollar anymore.

100 years ago it would have been a thank you

1922 Dallas probably would have been charged. Convicted maybe not. Race would have played a part if relevant.

TX PC 9.42 theft in the night. 7:30pm is after dark....if he has a decent lawyer he might be ok.

Some have watched too much Dirty Harry on THF. Unless he was physically accosted, threatened or imminently life threatened, he has some problems. The random days of vigilante of yesteryear are gone. Didn't that guy in the 80s on the NY subway, Goetz even get incarcerated when he gunned down 3 or so known gang bangers on NY metro? Probably going to be someone's soap on the rope pretty soon.

He put himself in the situation by carrying a gun. Perfect example for why some people should not carry at all. Bad deal.

The shoplifter was punching the female employees who were trying to retrieve the stolen merchandise from his back pack, a customer walks in and sees what is going on and tells the employees to move away from the assaulter and shot him.

Million dollar question is; Did the shoplifter make another aggressive move to justify the shoot or did the customer over react to the situation

Anywhere expect a liberal [censored] (like Dallas) & this guy doesn’t walk out of court, he skates.

I can’t imagine going to a Dollar store in Dallas after dark. That’s peak poor.

What's the Dallas DA like? If shoplifter was very aggressive, like punching a woman in the face, that is life threatening. If the shooter gets a good lawyer he could get off. But locked-up or freed, either way his life is now ruined.

Dollar Store was one of Bill's favorite hangouts

That location is not the nicest part of town!

What's the Dallas DA like?

That's funny. What do you think he's like? It's Dallas and he's a commie that won't prosecute theft.

News reported the bad guy was heading to the exit when shot. This will not end well for the good guy.

This was obviously not a good shoot, but just kind of a reminder unless it’s kids or maybe my work getting shot up I will not put my life or liberty at risk to step into someone else’s situation. My freedom and being there for my family is more important to me than someone else or their property.

Sounds like a real mess

Not sure I see a good guy here, see a petty criminal and a guy making a really dumb decision to shoot someone.

^ This right here. You carry to protect your family and yourself. Having your LTC or CC does not mean you should play vigilante. YMMV

What is Petty about a man punching women in the face

It's all relative!