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Comments :: Hoke businessman kills 16-year-old in attempted robbery

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Very sad that this 16 year old kid is dead because he made a stupid decision -- that said ... the owner did NOTHING wrong. I hope one day he finds peace.

i love a happy ending!!! (sad for the business owner had to be put in the situation he was in)

Sounds like a mother in denial of what her son was involved with.

Iv known him and his family ( the owner ) He is a great man and did what he had to do. I know he feel bad but he did the right thing, The others are lucky SOB.The kids have nobody to blame but themselfs and all u gun haters dont hate the gun, hate the kid who took it in there, They were up to no good when they put it in there car. NOBODY LOOKS FOR FURNITURE WITH A GUN , HOOD AND A MASK.Thank God the owner was not hurt bad

The sheriff said the store owner is devastated over the shooting and likely will not face charges.Why should there even be thinking of any charges, they cam e to the owner. But knowing the sheriff here I'm not suprised that he would try to charge the owner.

The one that was killed was the one carrying the gun and demanding money. Why should opinions change? Anyone who carries a gun on a robbery has to be willing to pay the ultimate price.

Wow...when this story first came out, there was not a picture of the kid who got shot. The comments were vicious until the pic came out. What happened to "good riddens" or "there is another one off the street?" This criminal was a bad seed who probably bullied the other two to commit this crime. Where you at gun supporters? You got my back, right?

Ross and Vega should be charged with murder... life with no parole.

He should have dropped all of them...I would have.

Grand Union "Wrong, they are allowed to carry because they have no record of breaking the law...not the same thing."

Please explain!

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