ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – An Amazon driver who pulled into a handicapped-accessible parking space is paralyzed from the waist down after a suburban St. Louis man allegedly confronted him about it and shot him.
KSDK-TV reports 21-year-old Jaylen Walker says, “I just thank God I’m still breathing.”
Sixty-five-year-old Larry Thomlison, of St. Charles, was charged Wednesday
with assault and armed criminal action in Tuesday’s shooting outside a Target
store in St. Charles.
Police say Thomlison, who had a placard allowing him to park in handicapped-accessible spots, pulled out a cellphone to document the illegally parked truck, leading to a struggle in which Thomlison was knocked to the ground.
Police say he then pulled out a gun and shot Walker in the back. No attorney
is listed for Thomlison in online court records.
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