Pizza Delivery Driver Shoots, Kills Man During Attempted Robbery in Ohio
NEW CARLISLE, Ohio July 5 2021— A delivery driver shot and killed a man attempting to rob a Papa John’s restaurant late Sunday night, according to reports.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says Gage Melton, 21, died after he was shot during the attempted robbery, WHIO Channel 7 reports.
A second person involved in the robbery was able to run away from the scene and remains at-large.
Authorities tell WDTN Channel 2 that two men, both wearing masks, entered the Papa John’s at about 11 p.m. Sunday.
A worker who called 911 said one of the suspects was armed with a crowbar while the other appeared to be holding a knife.
“They came sprinting in and ran up on us fast,” the worker said during the call, according to WDTN.
The delivery driver opened fire, wounding Melton in the store.
WDTN reports dispatchers tried to instruct the workers on how to give medical help to Melton, but they said they were too upset and that there were no clean towels in the store.
The identity of the employee who fired the shots has not been released, WHIO reports.
The worker has not been charged and the sheriff’s office says it appears to a justified use of force in self-defense, WDTN reports.
