Pizza delivery turns into shooting

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

AUGUSTA, Ga.---An 18-year-old was shot after investigators say he tried to rob a pizza deliveryman at an empty house.

A delivery in Augusta turned into a crime scene Sunday for Papa Johns Driver Tavarius Lewis. When he tried to deliver a pizza to this house on Dent Street Sunday night, investigators say Kevin Martin pulled a BB gun and tried to rob Lewis.

" started backing up, reached in his pocket and pulled out a .40 caliber handgun and shot the suspect," said Sgt. Blaise Dresser, of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.

Dresser says Lewis shot in self-defense, not realizing Martin's weapon was only a BB gun.


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[ZombieHorde]

1. This is why pizza should be free. nt

[yay]

2. I feel bad for the pizza dude.

[slackmaster]

7. Me too

He'll almost certainly be fired from his dangerous, low-paying job with no benefits; plus having to live with the emotional and potential social consequences of taking some fool's life.

[TheWraith]

8. The robber didn't die--he's expected to make a full recovery. nt

[slackmaster]

10. If you can call a long prison term and a felony conviction a "full recovery"

Still a wasted life.

[cliffordu]

3. I thought you were talking about here......

[AtheistCrusader]

4. That's what I was doing when I initially got my CPL.

Never ended up needing it, thankfully.

[spin]

5. The robber should have moved to Chicago...

seems they have a handgun ban there. Pointing a BB gun at a pizza delivery guy should be fairly safe.

You never want to bring a BB gun to a gun fight.

[tomreedtoon]

6. From Tom Smith's song "Domino Death"...

Well, the pizza biz ain't what it used to be,
It's a dangerous job for a boy like me.
Jay-walkers stare like you lost your mind,
Speed-traps ahead of you, muggers behind.

I've been robbed eight times at somebody's door,
I'm mad and I ain't gonna take no more,
So the next time somebody goes for the cash,
I've got a turret-mounted laser wired up to the dash.

Domino Death, we're gonna have some fun,
Domino Death, you better duck and run,
Domino Death, you better do your best,
Or I'll deliver you to Hell in thirty minutes or less.

I've got an armor-plated van with a Teflon sheen,
A Plexiglas windshield, Polaroid green,
Bullet-proof tires with a Kevlar mesh,
And a hotbox to keep your pepperonis fresh.

I've got an on-board computer to do my math,
A big cow-catcher to clear my path,
And I'll fry the brains of anyone I miss --
I've got a tape of Frank Sinatra singing Grace Jones and KISS.

Domino Death, I'm crazy as Hell,
Domino Death, I hope you tip real well,
Domino Death, you better watch for me,
And if you manage to survive, you get the pizza for free.

[Hoopla Phil]

9. Wasn't the founder of Second Chance involved in a similar

incident when he was delivering pizzas? IIRC that incident lead to him coming up with "body armor" that could be worn under normal clothing.