Papa John's lets pizza delivery woman who shot armed robber keep her job, Police: "She had no other choice"
The employee was making a delivery in Decatur, Ga., Sunday night when a man approached her vehicle, forcing her onto the ground at gunpoint, according to the DeKalb County Police Department. The woman, who had a gun in her pocket, was able to fire at the man while on the ground -- striking the alleged assailant, identified as 24-year-old Donquaz Stevenson, in the face.
Stevenson was later found in a neighbor's yard and arrested, according to police, who said the pizza delivery might have been a setup. Local media outlets reported that a second suspect carjacked the delivery woman's silver 2000 Honda Accord and remains on the run.
Stevenson was charged with armed robbery and was being treated for a gunshot wound at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.
The delivery woman's mother had told WSB-TV her daughter is worried she may lose her job because she was carrying a firearm at work for protection. . . .
"She had no other choice. She must have been in fear for her life and she reacted," Capt. Stephen Fore with the DeKalb County Police Department told WSB-TV. . . .
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A friend of mine used to be a regional manager for Papa John's. One night we were hanging out and he got a phone call. He had to leave to fire a driver who drew a firearm during a robbery.
Sadly, this is a first for Papa John's. They have not been strong supporters of the Second Amendment for their employees. Hopefully this reflects a change in their policy. Too often there are stories of delivery drivers robbed because of a set up.
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