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Police: Store Owner Hit Teen Burglary Suspect, Left Him Critically Injured On Roadside
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 13, 3:52 PM EDT
updated Oct 14, 11:23 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WFTV (Channel 9 ABC) and WESH 2 (NBC), not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A West Melbourne store owner has been accused of intentionally hitting a 14-year-old boy with a car, WFTV (Channel 9 ABC) reported. Police said new video shows the store owner hit the teen with the vehicle and drive away, WESH 2 (NBC) reported.
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Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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