The release of the LeBron X Denim shoe has been blemished by violence in Little Five Points, Ga., per Wayne Washington of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Early Saturday morning outside of Wish clothing store, a man who witnesses say tried to rob customers waiting in line to purchase the shoes was shot and killed by one of the patrons.
The unidentified man who fought back is said to have had a license to carry a concealed weapon, per a video news report featured in the aforementioned AJC article.
In what some may consider a bizarre occurrence—considering the veracity of the morning's events—the man who killed the assailant returned to line after the shooting.
Per the news report, none of the other customers who were waiting in line left after the violent events occurred.
The new shoes were released at noon on Saturday as scheduled. The line of patrons had been waiting for days to get a pair of the shoes that will only be released in limited quantities, per NiceKicks.com.
The shoe retails for a hefty $180, and while it would have been a p ...
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