Man wanting to be a hero opens fire on Walgreen shoplifters
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CHANDLER, AZ - A man who witnessed a robbery and tried to "be a hero" was arrested by police after pointing and firing a firearm at the suspects.
According to court paperwork, back in March 25-year-old John Haag was at a Walgreens near Dobson and Warner roads in Chandler when he witnessed someone run from the store. Haag asked the employees if they had just been robbed and they said they had been.
That's when Haag ran from the store, got in a vehicle and located the suspects inside a U-Haul cargo van. In video that was shared with ABC15, a man pulled up to the U-Haul and fired a gun once. Paperwork said that Haag went up to the passenger side of the U-Haul, pointed his firearm and discharged it. The U-Haul was not struck. Haag then drove away.
Officials said a misdemeanor shoplifting had occurred at the Walgreens, and "this crime would not justify the level of forced" used by Haag, according to paperwork.
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