MESA — A CVS employee who confronted a man about shoplifting was reportedly shot and killed Thursday night.
Mesa police say officers were called to the store near Mesa Drive and Brown Road after 8 p.m. for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they located 49-year-old Michael Jacobs with several gunshot wounds.
Jacobs was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The person who called for help was able to provide a description of the shooter and officers located someone matching the description walking across the street.
The suspect, a 38-year-old man, was seen throwing a gun into the canal and had blood on him. He reportedly made statements about shooting the victim.
Police learned that the suspect was at the store earlier in the day and had an altercation with the victim before he was confronted about shoplifting. The suspect told police he was “tired of being bullied”.
He was booked into jail on charges including first-degree murder.
