Everybody in Murica is a cop now...


A gun owner in Florida was arrested on Wednesday after he opened fire
at a suspected Walmart shoplifter because he said he felt threatened
and wanted to “mark” the man’s car for police.

As unarmed 42-year-old Eddie McKee allegedly ran from an Orange City
Walmart with stolen merchandise, 35-year-old Jose Martinez pulled out
his gun and fired at least five bullets, according to WKMG.

“I saw one black gentleman running from the parking lot, he dove in
his car,” a caller told 911. “And there were two older gentlemen
chasing him down. One drew a gun, ripped open the guys car door and
screamed, ‘Freeze, freeze, don’t move!’ And then fired shots.”

Bullets riddled McKee’s vehicle, hitting the trunk and shattering the
back window. Two other cars were also hit by gunfire.

Martinez told WKMG that he was shocked that police arrested him
because he thought no one other than the shoplifter was in danger. He
said he just wanted to mark the man’s car for police.

Orange City police argued that surveillance video showed that the gun
owner was never in danger because McKee was in the process of fleeing
when the shooting occurred.

Martinez has permit to carry a concealed weapon in Florida, but was
charged with aggravated assault and shooting into an occupied vehicle,
both felonies.

McKee faced a misdemeanor charge after police caught up with him in
DeLand.