DETROIT (WWJ) -- A Detroit gas station has been shut down after a clerk allegedly shot at a shoplifter in what police are calling a "reprehensible" incident.
According to Deputy Detroit Police Chief Franklin Hayes, on Dec. 11, a man was chased out of the Mobil gas station, near W. McNichols and the Lodge Freeway, by an employee who was shooting at him.
Fleeing for his life, police said the man jumped onto the Lodge Freeway, where he was hit by a car and fatally injured.
Hayes said employee's actions were unacceptable and put the community in danger.
The clerk, whose name has not yet been released, was arrested and is expected to face criminal charges.
"We are going to demand and insist on accountability," Hayes said. "...The business license has been hereby suspended, and this business will not be allowed to do so, to operate continually as it has in the City of Detroit at the moment."
The man who died was identified as 38-year-old Tony Williams.
"Certainly, our heart goes out for for your loss," Hayes said. "And, again, the accountability starts with us. We have submitted a warrant to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office for the actions of the store employee.
Back in 2023, the same gas station was shut down for operating without a license after a triple shooting. One person died, two others were hurt when a clerk locked the doors, trapping the customers in the business with a gunman who failed to pay for $4 worth of items.