(IN) Armed robber killed by merchant 04-24-03

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Suspected robber is slain by merchant
Cell-phone center homicide follows a separate fatal shooting of tire
store customer.
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By Tom Spalding
[email protected]
April 24, 2003
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????????????????????????????????????????????????Indianapolis
police on Wednesday were investigating the slayings of two men in
separate incidents, including the shooting death of a would-be robber
who was killed in an exchange of gunfire with the manager of a
Northeastside store.
????????????????????????????????????????????????Police
were called to the 5200 block of East 38th Street around 12:30 p.m.
after Beyond Wireless manager Earl L. Dixon Jr., 47, was confronted by
two masked men, at least one of whom was armed, demanding cash.
????????????????????????????????????????????????Dixon
had a firearm of his own, and gunshots were exchanged, said Sgt. Steve
Staletovich of the Indianapolis Police Department.
????????????????????????????????????????????????Dimitri
Bullock was shot in the head with a 9mm pistol, police said, and died
shortly after being transported to Wishard Memorial Hospital.
????????????????????????????????????????????????The
second suspect, a 16-year-old, ran about a block west from the
cell-phone distribution store and hid behind some homes. He tried to
look like a homeowner by bringing a trash can to the curb, but
Indianapolis police officer Anthony Weaver, who knew that the regular
garbage pickup in the neighborhood was Monday, caught him.
????????????????????????????????????????????????The
16-year-old then surrendered and denied any affiliation with Bullock.
????????????????????????????????????????????????Tenants
who shared space in the small commercial strip mall on 38th Street
expressed shock over the shooting.
????????????????????????????????????????????????”I
hate that it happened, but hopefully it sends a message to anyone”
wanting to rob a store, said Dwayne Tyler, who owns Magnifiscents, an
incense and music shop. Many small businesses, unable to afford the high
costs of video surveillance or other means of protection, have sometimes
relied on permitted firearms to protect themselves in case of trouble.
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the second incident, a 23-year-old Indianapolis man was slain by an
unknown gunman at a tire store in the 2900 block of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Street.
????????????????????????????????????????????????Antonio
White, 600 block of Eugene Street, was shot in the chest about 10:30
a.m. and died about a half-hour later at Methodist Hospital, said
Detective Marcus Kennedy of the Indianapolis Police Department.
????????????????????????????????????????????????Kennedy
said White had gone to the store to get a tire — his car had a flat –
when he was shot at least two times. Employees heard a dispute in the
garage area.
????????????????????????????????????????????????Police
have no suspects in the case, Kennedy said. ?? ?? ?? ?? ??

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Central
Indiana at 1-317-262-TIPS.
Call Star reporter Tom Spalding at 1-317-327-7939.