Man Shoots Cashier Dead For Asking Him To Wear A Face Mask

&NewLine;<p style&equals;"font-size&colon;25px">A cashier who was shot dead by a man for asking him to wear a face mask has been identified as 41-year-old Laquitta Willis&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The supermarket clerk had worked at the Big Bear grocery store in DeKalb County&comma; Georgia&comma; for ten years before being killed while sitting behind the till on Monday&comma; June 14&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;06&sol;Laquitta-Willis&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Laquitta Willis" class&equals;"wp-image-100778"&sol;><figcaption>Man Shoots Cashier Dead For Asking Him To Wear A Face Mask &NewLine;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Laquitta was gunned down allegedly by Victor Tucker Jr&comma; 30&comma; after she asked him to wear a face mask while inside the store&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Tucker&comma; who was also shot by off-duty police officer and store security guard&comma; Danny Jordan&comma; was arrested by the FBI as he tried to escape&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Jordan&comma; 54&comma; who is a part-time reservist with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office&comma; also sustained non-fatal gunshot injuries after engaging in a shootout with Tucker&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Our hearts and prayers go out to the Willis family&comma; the injured sheriff’s deputy and everyone impacted by yesterday’s senseless incident&comma;&&num;8221&semi; a DeKalb County Police Department spokesperson said in response to the incident&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;06&sol;60c9e544d054b&period;png" alt&equals;"Laquitta Willis" class&equals;"wp-image-100781"&sol;><figcaption>Man Shoots Cashier Dead For Asking Him To Wear A Face Mask &NewLine;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation &lpar;GBI&rpar;&comma; the horror unfolded after Tucker refused to put on a face mask after being asked by store clerk&comma; Laquitta&comma; and began arguing with her&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Tucker then left the store&comma; according to detectives&comma; but re-entered soon after and allegedly shot Laquitta in the head&period; She was later pronounced dead at the Grady Memorial Hospital&comma; GBI said in a press release&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Off-duty cop&comma; Jordan&comma; jumped in and returned fire&period; He was wearing a bullet-proof vest when he was shot and is in a stable condition at the Atlanta Medical Center&comma; according to sheriff Melody Maddox&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>A second cashier was also grazed by a bullet and treated at the scene&comma; according to authorities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;06&sol;Laquitta-Willis&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-100782"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Tucker was taken into custody as he tried to crawl out of the front door of the supermarket after being shot&comma; GBI said&period; He was also taken to the Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment and is in a stable condition&comma; authorities added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle"&NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block"&NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed"&NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-6098654251180599"&NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"9741413754"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

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