A remorseful convenience store owner who shot and killed a robbery suspect in the back has been sentenced to 8 years in prison by a judge in Tacoma, Washington, reports Q13 Fox .
The incident took place in 2016 just a month after the owner’s wife was shot and injured during a robbery attempt at the same store.
“I’m here to take responsibility for my actions in taking Mason’s life,” said Min Sik Kim, 31, during sentencing. “I accept the consequences. I did not have the right to take his life.”
Kim also asked for permission to write a personal letter of apology to the family of the suspected robber,Jakeel Rashon Mason, 21. Suspects are often told to stay clear of a victim’s family, but Pierce County Superior Court Judge John Hickman said that would be ok.
The judge recognized that the shooting of Kim’s wife weighed heavily in Kim’s action, but said the shooting death was still not justified.
According to KOMO, Kim in 2016 told the media he shot Mason in self defense after a struggle. But the prosecution said Mason was unarmed and that Mason was trying to leave the store when he was shot in the back.
Kim’s family was in the courtroom for the sentencing and broke out in tears after sheriff deputies placed handcuffs on Kim and was lead away.
“My husband struggled in fear of losing me.” Seul Lim said at the sentencing.
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Convenience Store Owner Sentenced Eight Years in Shooting of Robbery Suspect: If he was white they would have gave him an award.
RE: Convenience Store Owner Sentenced 8 Years in shooting of Robbery Suspect: No Joe! Unfortunately the leftist fascist want anyone who defends themselves from a Black criminal to do prison time. If the robber had been White the store owner would not be going to jail. But politicians r so scared of riots that they would rather sacrifice a law abiding store owner of any race.
RE: Convenience Store Owner Sentenced 8 Years in Shooting of Robbery Suspect: Joe, you are following ignorant thinking like a radical left fascist racist entitled to burn loot and murder. The problem here is the criminal radical left thief, entitled to burn loot and murder. The liberal judge gave him this sentence. I hope Trump pardons the courageous small business owner that risks his life everyday to provide goods where big business has folded shop.
RE: convenience Store Owner Sentenced to 8 Years in Shooting of Robbery SuspectHe should be freed.
RE: Convenience Store Owner Sentenced 8 Years in Shooting of Robbery Suspect: Speaking as store owner, this guy deserves an award, not jail time, because of the innocent lives he may have saved in future robbery attempts by this menace. Good work Mr. Kim. You spoke for all of us store owners.
RE: Convenience Store Owner Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison in Shooting of Tobbery Dudpect: HE GOT WHAT HE DESERVED , THE LAW IS VERY CLEAR YOU CAN’T NOT JUST SHOT SOMEONE UNARMED AND TRYING TO LIVED
RE: Convenience Store Owner Sentenced 8 Years in Shooting of Robbery Suspect: Where’s the Korean community in this social injustice. Does everyone remember what happened in the Koreatown Riots of Los Angeles. Will this go away in a week?
RE: Convenience Store Owner Sentenced 8 years in shooting of Robbery Suspect: Mr. Kim is a hero as far as I’m concerned. I find it curious that AmNews and other media don’t mention that Jakeel Rashon Mason who was shot was convicted of attempting to kidnap a six year old girl a few years ago. Why was this scum even walking around?
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2014/04/06/brave-6-year-old-fights-off-abductor-jakeel-rashon-mason-arrested/
RE:Convenience Store Owner Sentenced 8 Years in Shooting of Robbery Suspect:How could the robber be “unarmed” if he shot the store owners wife?? I pray an attorney takes this case to appeal..so wrong!!..8 years??
RE: Convenience Store Owner Sentenced to 8 Years in shooting of Robbery Suspect: Two separate incidents on two different dates. The incidents were one month apart. The suspect killed in second incident is not suspected as being sane person who shot wife one month earlier.