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Pretty sure this guy would fry even here or in Texas, but definitely in Portland.
https://archive.is/eB7iD#selection-165.0-363.1
La Mota worker fled dispensary, then unloaded 13 rounds on robbery suspects, court docs say
Oct. 10, 2024, 5:21 p.m.
Zaeem Shaikh | The Oregonian/OregonLive
A cannabis store employee who is accused of fatally shooting two people who allegedly attempted to rob the business fired at them from outside the store after they let him leave, according to court records.
Jason Steiner, 34, is accused of second-degree murder in the deaths of 18-year-old King Lawrence and 20-year-old Tahir Burley. A third robbery suspect escaped.
Steiner, who turned himself in on Wednesday, told police he was in the back room of the St. Johns location of the La Mota dispensary chain when he heard people come inside. Once he came out, Steiner found three people pointing guns at him. He told them they could “take the store,” telling police he feared being killed, court records say.
He grabbed a bag out of the back room with his gun in it and told them he was leaving. The three people allowed him to go, and as he was leaving, Steiner told police he heard one of them say, “What does he have on him?”
“At that point, there was no apparent reason why Mr. Steiner did not leave the area,” the affidavit stated. “The individuals were inside the building, the door was closed.”
Steiner took [highlight=yellow]the gun he told police he made[/highlight] and waited at the door for them to come out — the only one in and out of the business. When no one came out, he went up to the drive-up window to look in and saw them inside, according to the affidavit.
He told police he believed one of the individuals had a gun in his hand in a “low ready” position and decided this “was his chance.” He began firing into the building from outside through the drive-up window. Steiner said he fired his gun until he ran out of bullets and once it was empty, he went to the sidewalk and called 911.
When asked why he didn’t just leave instead of going back and shooting, Steiner told police he is a large man who could not get away if the suspects tried to come after them. He also said his car keys were in the store, so he wasn’t sure whether they might take his car and “hunt him down.”
The gun he used in the shooting, a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine, [highlight=yellow]did not have a serial number. Steiner told officers he built it[/highlight], and no live rounds were left. Officers found 13 casings outside the building in front of the drive-up window.
Surveillance video from the dispensary showed none of the three people suspected of robbing the business had firearms in their hands when they were shot. They had their backs to the door and were loading merchandise into duffle bags.
“When he began firing, internal video showed none of the three individuals had firearms in their hands and they appeared not to notice or realize Mr. Steiner was outside the window,” the affidavit stated.
None of the individuals inside the building appeared to fire any rounds back at Steiner, according to the affidavit. The third individual, whom police are seeking, appeared to not have been hit and ultimately ran out of the building.
Portland police officers responded to the St. Johns branch of the La Mota dispensary chain in the 9400 block of North St. Louis Avenue on Oct. 3.
Burley was still breathing when officers arrived.
They pulled him out of the store and began rendering aid, court records said, before he was pronounced dead at the scene. A medical examiner noted Lawrence died from a gunshot wound to the head and Burley died from a gunshot wound to the chest.
Steiner made an initial court appearance Thursday, where his court-appointed attorney, Thalia Sady, pleaded not guilty to the charges on his behalf. Steiner, wearing a blue jumpsuit, mostly looked down and did not say anything before briefly chatting with Sady.
— Zaeem Shaikh covers the Portland Police Bureau and criminal justice issues for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Reach him at 503-221-4323, [email protected] or on X @zaeemshake.
https://archive.is/eB7iD#selection-165.0-363.1
La Mota worker fled dispensary, then unloaded 13 rounds on robbery suspects, court docs say
Oct. 10, 2024, 5:21 p.m.
Zaeem Shaikh | The Oregonian/OregonLive
A cannabis store employee who is accused of fatally shooting two people who allegedly attempted to rob the business fired at them from outside the store after they let him leave, according to court records.
Jason Steiner, 34, is accused of second-degree murder in the deaths of 18-year-old King Lawrence and 20-year-old Tahir Burley. A third robbery suspect escaped.
Steiner, who turned himself in on Wednesday, told police he was in the back room of the St. Johns location of the La Mota dispensary chain when he heard people come inside. Once he came out, Steiner found three people pointing guns at him. He told them they could “take the store,” telling police he feared being killed, court records say.
He grabbed a bag out of the back room with his gun in it and told them he was leaving. The three people allowed him to go, and as he was leaving, Steiner told police he heard one of them say, “What does he have on him?”
“At that point, there was no apparent reason why Mr. Steiner did not leave the area,” the affidavit stated. “The individuals were inside the building, the door was closed.”
Steiner took [highlight=yellow]the gun he told police he made[/highlight] and waited at the door for them to come out — the only one in and out of the business. When no one came out, he went up to the drive-up window to look in and saw them inside, according to the affidavit.
He told police he believed one of the individuals had a gun in his hand in a “low ready” position and decided this “was his chance.” He began firing into the building from outside through the drive-up window. Steiner said he fired his gun until he ran out of bullets and once it was empty, he went to the sidewalk and called 911.
When asked why he didn’t just leave instead of going back and shooting, Steiner told police he is a large man who could not get away if the suspects tried to come after them. He also said his car keys were in the store, so he wasn’t sure whether they might take his car and “hunt him down.”
The gun he used in the shooting, a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine, [highlight=yellow]did not have a serial number. Steiner told officers he built it[/highlight], and no live rounds were left. Officers found 13 casings outside the building in front of the drive-up window.
Surveillance video from the dispensary showed none of the three people suspected of robbing the business had firearms in their hands when they were shot. They had their backs to the door and were loading merchandise into duffle bags.
“When he began firing, internal video showed none of the three individuals had firearms in their hands and they appeared not to notice or realize Mr. Steiner was outside the window,” the affidavit stated.
None of the individuals inside the building appeared to fire any rounds back at Steiner, according to the affidavit. The third individual, whom police are seeking, appeared to not have been hit and ultimately ran out of the building.
Portland police officers responded to the St. Johns branch of the La Mota dispensary chain in the 9400 block of North St. Louis Avenue on Oct. 3.
Burley was still breathing when officers arrived.
They pulled him out of the store and began rendering aid, court records said, before he was pronounced dead at the scene. A medical examiner noted Lawrence died from a gunshot wound to the head and Burley died from a gunshot wound to the chest.
Steiner made an initial court appearance Thursday, where his court-appointed attorney, Thalia Sady, pleaded not guilty to the charges on his behalf. Steiner, wearing a blue jumpsuit, mostly looked down and did not say anything before briefly chatting with Sady.
— Zaeem Shaikh covers the Portland Police Bureau and criminal justice issues for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Reach him at 503-221-4323, [email protected] or on X @zaeemshake.
