A Louisville father of nine says he was shot in the chest after offering to pay for snacks that he believed a boy was trying to steal from a Walgreens, an encounter that left him needing surgery and prompted the arrest of a teenager.
Alvin McDowell, 51, described the Oct. 22 shooting in an interview with WDRB+WAVE. His account has since circulated on social media, including a post from @mymixtapez.
McDowell said he had walked to the West Broadway store, barely a block from his home, when he noticed a boy attempting to take chips and a drink. He described that boy as 13 years old.
“I turned around, and I saw the little bitty fellow, and he was stealing, and I was like, ‘You don’t need to do that, I’ll take care of that,’” McDowell told the station…