Detroit employee could face punishment for shooting would-be robbers [View all]
Source: Mlive
In one of the most violent cities in the U.S., Detroit employees, even those entering some of the city's roughest neighborhoods on a daily basis, may not arm themselves while on the job, based on a 2010 order.
Anthony Neely, a spokesman for Mayor Dave Bing, said the city has not yet determined if it will impose penalties up to and including termination against a 59-year-old Public Lighting employee who shot two teens he claimed were armed and attempting to rob him and his co-worker.
Detroit police say the teens 16 and 17 approached with a weapon and announced their intent to rob the lighting employees, who were working on a utility pole between Cloverlawn and Northlawn in Detroit about 9 p.m. Thursday.
One of the lighting workers, licensed to carry a concealed weapon, had a gun, pulled it and shot the suspects.
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