‘I’ll Chase You Down!’: Detroit Man Dies Fleeing from Gas Station Clerk Who Fired Shots ‘Indiscriminately’ In Full View of Officers, Community Wants Store Shut Down Permanently

A Detroit gas station was forced to shut down after one of its clerks shot at a man he accused of shoplifting, triggering an outcry from the community. Police say the shooting happened on Dec. 11 at a Mobil gas station on McNichols Road and Lodge Freeway. Authorities said when 38-year-old Tony Williams visited the store that night around 10 p.m., a clerk accused him of stealing items. The clerk pulled out a gun, chased Williams out of the store, and then fired a gun at him in full view of police officers who were already in the area. Community protesting at Detroit gas station where Tony Williams (left) was killed after fleeing from gunshots. (Credit: Family photo/WXYZ-TV) A witness on the scene told local outlet Fox 2 Detroit, “It was just crazy. Kind of like all happening that fast the gunshot and everything.” Adding, “Right as I was done like, paying, he ran out, so the clerk that was checking me out, he ran out from behind. And, he stopped at the door and was like, ‘I’ll chase you down. You better stop.’ The old man looked back, and then he kept running.” Williams jumped onto the freeway to...