Seattle, WA., Quickmart convenience store owner, Min Kim, will spend over eight years in prison over his shooting of a shoplifter. The shooting came about a month after Kim’s wife was shot in a similar Spanaway store robbery.
Kim had earlier pleaded guilty to shooting Jakeel Mason in the back after he caught him shoplifting at the convenience store.
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Prosecutors say Kim shot Mason two times in the back after the two fought and Mason took off running. Mason’s death came just more than a month after Kim’s wife was shot during a robbery at the store.
“I did not have right to take Mr. Mason’s life, or anyone else’s life. I feel terrible that I did so and will have to live with that for the rest of my life,” Kim said during the trial.
Seul Lim, Kim’s wife, survived her injuries in a separate shooting that occurred at the same store just over a month ago.
Kim’s lawyer had asked for a 2-year sentence and the prosecution had asked for 10, but the judge settled on eight years, saying Kim had no right to kill an unarmed shoplifter.