Wal-Mart customer fatally shoots 19-year-old thief who was stealing diapers 

  • A customer intervened as a shoplifter tried to steal two carts of baby diapers 
  • He shot a 19-year-old suspect  in the parking lot of an Orlando Wal-Mart
  • The suspect later died, police have not said if the customer will be charged

By Anna Hopkins For Dailymail.com

Published: 10:36 EST, 5 February 2017 | Updated: 12:34 EST, 5 February 2017

A customer at a Wal-Mart store in Florida fatally shot a 19-year-old man who was among a group suspected of stealing two carts filled with diapers.

Police say that the shooting occurred around 8am on Saturday in the parking lot of the supersore on the 5500 block of Clarcona Ocoee Road in the Pine Hills area of Orlando.

The customer confronted the four men who were loading stolen items into a maroon Nissan Rogue in the superstore's parking lot. He 'felt threatened' when one of the alleged suspects reached for something, fearing it was a gun.

A customer at a Wal-Mart store in Florida fatally shot a 19-year-old man who was among a group suspected of stealing two carts filled with diapers

Police say that the shooting occurred around 8am on Saturday on the 5500 block of Clarcona Ocoee Road in the Pine Hills area of Orlando

He then fired at the 19-year-old suspect, who has not yet been named, killing him. 

The Nissan had been reported stolen after a carjacking on January 13th.

Sheriff's Captain Angelo Nieves said: 'They were fleeing from the store when they were confronted by store personnel,

'Some type of commotion occurred at the vehicle as it was being loaded with the stolen merchandise.'

Sheriff's Captain Angelo Nieves said: 'Some type of commotion occurred at the vehicle as it was being loaded with the stolen merchandise'

That's when the armed customer intervened, firing his weapon, and hitting two vehicles in the parking lot, causing one to spin off.

The suspect later died at a hospital after deputies found him at a gas station. Police have not said if the customer will be charged for the shooting. 

The shooting is under investigation, and the remaining robbery suspects remain at large.

This is reportedly the second shooting at a Pine Hills Wal-Mart in just a month.

This is reportedly the second shooting at a Pine Hills Wal-Mart in just a month.

Another tragic incident in Orlando occurred last month when a 17-year veteran police officer was shot and killed at a Wal-Mart while trying to apprehend a murder suspect. 

Another police officer, Norman Lewis was killed after being struck by a van in Pine Hills during the manhunt for the 'cop killer', Markeith Loyd, after he killed Lieutenant Debra Clayton.

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