Mar 15, 2016

Man who caused disturbance at liquor store on Fifth street charged with attempted murder and felon in possession of a firearm

On 03/14/16 at about 9:37 p.m., officers responded to a liquor store on the 1500 block of 5th Street for the report of a man causing a disturbance with a firearm.  Upon arrival, officers found Aaron Christopher King, 25 of McKinleyville, restrained on the floor of the store by three citizens. 

Officers reviewed the surveillance footage and saw King enter the store with a firearm in an attempt to rob the store.  King attempted to shoot the clerk several times but the gun malfunctioned each time.  The clerk fought back until a citizen came in and stripped the gun from King and held him down.  Two additional citizens entered the store and assisted in holding down King until police arrived. 


King was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for attempted murder, robbery, assault with a firearm, and felon in possession of a firearm.  It was determined that the firearm used by King was loaded and had been reported as stolen from a residential burglary in Eureka.   

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2 comments:

  1. HOLY COW!!!! The clerk is so damn lucky but brave as hell for trying to slap the gun from his hand. Thanks to him and the other brave citizens for knocking this guy down. Eureka has become such an unsafe place to live. Is there any immediate solution to this rampant crime?

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  2. They need to take that guy an disappear some things required law but this one needs to be swept under a rug no chill death is no option I love n@s mad respect

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