Fresno Store Clerk Shoots Gang Member in Self-Defense
Written by
AWR Hawkins Published: 01 August 2016
Fresno Store Clerk Shoots Gang Member in Self-Defense
Over the weekend, a known gang member allegedly entered a Fresno convenience store, spit on the clerk, threatened him, and was shot in the stomach.
The incident occurred at “the Family Food Market on Belmont and College avenues,” according to the Fresno Bee.
The Bee relates that “28-year-old Marcus Hardin came into the store and immediately started harassing [the clerk].” Lt. Joe Gomez said, “Hardin threatened the clerk multiple times,” the Bee reports.
When Hardin slipped off his backpack–giving the impression he was ready to fight–the clerk warned that he had a gun and would shoot. Yet Hardin “continued to harass the clerk, spitting on him and moving to get around the counter.” So the clerk shot him then called police