The following report is a republication of a story that originally broke in November 2013.
The Price of a Heist: When a “Good Samaritan” Thwarted an Armed Robbery
What began as a brazen afternoon stick-up at a local Family Dollar ended in a hail of gunfire and a heated debate over the limits of self-defense. Adric White, 18, entered the retail store with a loaded weapon and a plan to dominate the room. By the time the dust settled, the young man was headed to a hospital bed with five bullet wounds, and a masked robbery had been dismantled by an armed bystander.
