Police arrested a central Florida man who shot at the car of a fleeing shoplifting suspect in a Walmart parking lot

Police arrested a central Florida man who shot at the car of a fleeing shoplifting suspect in a Walmart parking lot. (CNN/WESH)

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Central Fla. man shoots shoplifting suspect's car

Said he wanted to 'mark the car' for police

Updated: Thursday, 28 Feb 2013, 9:34 AM EST
Published : Thursday, 28 Feb 2013, 9:32 AM EST

ORANGE CITY, Fla. (AP) — Police arrested a central Florida man who shot at the car of a fleeing shoplifting suspect in a Walmart parking lot.

Orange City police say Jose Manuel Martinez was charged with aggravated assault and shooting into an occupied vehicle on Wednesday.

The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports Eddie Mckee stacked steaks and ribs into his cart and tried to leave the store without paying. But he ran when a security officer followed him.

Martinez told police he joined the chase. And when he couldn't stop Mckee, he pulled a 9 mm handgun and shot four times at the vehicle, saying he wanted to "mark the car" for police. Martinez has a concealed weapons permit.

No one was injured, but Martinez and Mckee landed up in the Volusia County Jail.

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Information from: Daytona Beach (Fla.) News-Journal, http://www.news-journalonline.com

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