Overview
- The owner, 70, said he heard banging at the back of his pool hall and fired when a man armed with a crowbar charged him.
- The wounded man, believed to be in his 20s, went to a nearby Jack in the Box where employees called 911 and officers took him into custody before he was taken to a hospital.
- Investigators say one person acted as a lookout and a second suspect fled on foot and remains at large as police continue their search.
- The owner told police he believes the burglary was targeted because a contractor recently removed televisions from the business, a claim investigators are checking but have not confirmed.
- The shooting, which occurred about 2 a.m. Thursday on North Shepherd Drive in Acres Homes, has raised fresh concerns about overnight safety for small businesses and could lead to further arrests or charges as the probe continues.