Thug Picked The Wrong Store To Rob With A Gun In New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Gray News) - Police in Louisiana say a worker shot two robbery suspects who came into a store armed with guns.

The attempted robbery happened Tuesday night in New Orleans East that left one of the suspects injured and another dead.

New Orleans police said they were called to Sam’s Meat Market in the 8400 block of South Interstate 10 Service Road just before 8 p.m.

Police say two individuals attempted to rob the business when a worker in the store armed with a gun confronted them.

The employee shot at both suspects with one, a juvenile, taken to the hospital where he later died.

The second suspect, 18-year-old Teony Juarez, was arrested by officers.

Juarez is facing charges that include armed robbery, aggravated assault with a firearm, and illegal use of a weapon.

Store manager Diaa Hamed said the armed individuals came into the store demanding money while pointing their guns at the worker and taking items out of a glass cabinet.

“They came in, and were like ‘money, money, money, money.’ That’s all they said,” Hamed said.

The worker can be seen in surveillance footage from the store complying with the would-be robbers before reaching for a gun near the register.

Police said Juarez was shot once and the juvenile was struck multiple times.

The employee has not been immediately identified in the shooting and authorities said he is not currently facing any charges.

Hamed said no workers were hurt, but they were shaken by what happened.

“They were really scared. We all carry guns, but we hope not to use them. However, in this situation we had to,” he said.

Police said the situation remains under investigation.