A teenage Domino’s Pizza delivery driver was fired Monday after parking in the wrong driveway several times, police said, NBC News reported.
Tennessee teen Kayden Wheeler, 18, a Domino’s Pizza delivery driver, survived gunfire after the homeowner allegedly opened fire on him after he parked in the wrong driveway, police said. according to Go to NBC News. According to the criminal complaint, Wheeler told police he thought he was in the right driveway. After delivering the pizza and returning to his car, he claimed he heard several gunshots and saw someone run toward him and fire, the newspaper reported.
The newspaper said Wheeler reacted immediately, backed out of the driveway and fled the scene, the complaint continues. Police claimed his truck was heavily damaged, with three bullet holes near the gas tank, above the driver’s side window, and in the driver’s side front wheel and tire, the newspaper said.
An 18-year-old Domino’s Pizza delivery driver was shot multiple times after parking in the wrong driveway while delivering food to a Tennessee home, police said. https://t.co/kClqitIKVq
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Authorities later arrested Ryan Babcock, 32, and identified him as the suspect, according to NBC News. Babcock told law enforcement that he and his wife were watching through a doorbell camera when they mistook Wheeler for a thief moving between his truck and Babcock’s car, according to the complaint. That’s what it means. Babcock allegedly told police he was trying to “disable” the truck to stop the suspected theft and admitted firing multiple shots, the newspaper said. (Related article: Mother gives gun to teenage son, shoots him dead after hitting two robbery suspects: police)
Police reportedly recovered a handgun and seven shell casings from Babcock’s possession, the paper said. He was reportedly charged with aggravated assault and his bail was set at $50,000. Babcock was released on bail on Tuesday, the outlet reported.
in interview Wheeler insisted on News Channel 5 that Babcock’s charges were minor. “He literally almost got killed on the spot,” Wheeler told the magazine. “In my opinion, this is attempted murder.”
“I understand why you keep a gun to protect your family, but I don’t think you should automatically fire just because someone approaches you. I don’t think that’s right,” he reportedly continued. It is being
