Woman Who Shot At Fleeing Home Depot Shoplifters Gets Probation, Gun Rights Revoked
ROCHESTER HILLS (WWJ/AP) - A 46-year-old customer who shot at shoplifters fleeing a Home Depot in metro Detroit has been sentenced to probation.
Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez, of Clarkston, was sentenced Wednesday in Rochester Hills District Court to 18 months probation after pleading no-contest to reckless discharge of a gun. During that time, she is prohibited from buying, possessing or carrying a firearm. The judge also revoked Duva-Rodriguez's license to carry a concealed weapon. She won't eligible to apply again until 2023.
Duva-Rodriguez opened fire in the parking lot of the Auburn Hills Home Depot, flattening a tire on the thieves' SUV in October.
According to police, Duva-Rodriguez was watching as 52-year-old Lloyd Wenn exited the store with a cart full of merchandise. Wenn was being followed by a store employee, who was trying to stop him because the items were not paid for. Wenn got into the getaway vehicle, driven by 46-year-old Anthony Harris, and began to flee when Duva-Rodriguez took action and fired at least three times.
Duva-Rodriguez was licensed to carry a concealed weapon, but she wasn't being threatened by the shoplifters. Prosecutor Jessica Cooper called the shooting "disturbing."
Duva-Rodriguez had been facing up to 90 days behind bars.
The shoplifters were arrested a few days after the incident occurred and charged with retail fraud. Authorities say they traded the stolen items -- a $499 nail gun and a $669 welder -- for a gram of crack, the Oakland Press reported.
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