18 and Dead.

[Zeke]

"The Truth" appears to be that the deceased was a 300 lbs thug suspected of stealing merchandise through intimidation.

This gets better and better... (sigh)

Paraphrased from earlier in the thread: "A call from a convenience store alerted a patrolman to the area where he observed an individual matching the description in the nearby road. Contact with said individual resulted in a violent confrontation where shots were fired."

That appears to be the direction we're going, evidence based.