Man in Florida found not guilty after shooting at unarmed ma

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M-Quigley
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Man in Florida found not guilty after shooting at unarmed ma

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I recall a story about an older black man shooting and killing two unarmed white teenagers in the NYC subway back in the eighties, because he was afraid for his life after they allegedly shouted racial slurs at him. Unlike Bernie Goetz, he didn't run off after the shooting. If I recall correctly, the guy was never charged, not even for carrying a concealed weapon.
Devin Gibbs just wanted McDonald's.

But the visit to the North Miami-Dade Golden Arches unraveled when another patron accused him of cutting in line to order. That customer, an older white man, suddenly began spouting racial slurs and threats at Gibbs, a young black man. The episode ended with Gibbs in jail — for firing a shot at the irate but unarmed customer, causing panic inside the restaurant.

Nearly three years later, however, Gibbs has been cleared of any crime. He persuaded a Miami judge that he was only acting in self-defense when he fired at Phillip Ledea at the door of the fast food restaurant in December 2015.

A Miami judge this month tossed out felony charges against Gibbs, 25, a part-time dockworker who had gone to McDonald's to pick up a meal for his son the day after Christmas. He had been charged with aggravated battery with a weapon and carrying a concealed weapon. Ledea was not injured in the shooting.
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