Shoplifting Suspects Fire Gun in Store as Distraction

Douglasville investigators have arrested one suspect and are looking for another accused of firing a gun during an attempt to shoplift in a local Best Buy.

Police say they were called to the store on Douglas Boulevard around 12:25 PM on Monday. According to investigators, the two men entered the Best Buy to commit shoplifting. To create a distraction, one of the suspects went to the back of the store away from witnesses and fired into the ceiling.

The two men then fled in a dark-colored sedan with their stolen goods, police said. No one was injured in the shooting. On Wednesday, Douglasville police say that they arrested 39-year-old Arnaldo Pacheco Rodriguez and charged him with theft by shoplifting. The other suspect… Fox5 News

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