Florida GameStop Employee Charged After Fatally Shooting a Shoplifter Over Stealing Pokémon Cards

Recently a shocking news stunned the gaming community. A GameStop employee’s fatal shooting of a shoplifter has left gamers completely shocked. This shoplifter who was trying to steal Pokémon trading cards, didn’t use any weapon to threaten the shop owner or employees. However, in which circumstances, the GameStop employee attempted the shooting is still not cleared. 

Now Pokémon cards are a great source of addiction for many Pokémon players. Not that these cards hold any special benefits, but from a collector’s point of view, they surely pose some great importance. Still, the GameStop employee’s actions didn’t seem to prove any point to the community.

A GameStop employee kills a shoplifter to save Pokémon cards

In Florida, the law “stand your ground” offers people to use deadly force but in terms of self-defense. However, people can use such force only if their lives are at stake or there is something gravely serious in the situation. However, Florida GameStop employee Derrick Guerrero didn’t belong to any of these dangers. It is confirmed by the security footage that the shoplifter didn’t carry any gun or weapon. There is also no evidence that he tried to threaten the GameStop employee. However, he was found trying to steal Pokémon cards worth $120 each. 

Now the judiciary calls it manslaughter because Guerrero shot and killed the shoplifter in the heat of the moment. The murder was unplanned and sudden. Nevertheless, Guerrero is held by the authorities on $25000 bail.

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Although the Pokémon cards were valuable and expensive it wasn’t surely worth a human’s life. After this incident, gamers raised the debate on America’s gun control law once again. However, GameStop has yet to provide any official statement regarding the matter. 

What are the latest Pokémon announcements? 

The event Pokémon Presents revealed many surprises for fans in August. Initially, this event revealed a short animated series based on the Pokémon Trading Card game. This series is named Pokémon: Path to the Peak. This series premiered at the Pokémon World Championships. In fact, this event confirmed a sequel to the Nintendo 3D game Detective Pikachu.

With the new Detective Pikachu Returns, fans are offered more crime investigations. Along with Pokémon: Path to the Peak, another series named Pokemon Horizons was also introduced. From Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s release to Pladea’s pocket monsters appearing in Pokemon Go, fans have unimaginable things to look out for in the latest Pokemon event. So are you ready?

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