Jawaad Jabbar of Middletown died a short time later of a gunshot wound to his torso, authorities said. Police said the two groups — the three teens and the two men — didn't know each other, but had all had gone to the mall south of Dayton for Nike Air Jordan sales offered by multiple stores. Police Chief Ronald Hess said Tuesday the stores had set up systems to avoid long, tense lines that have led to problems elsewhere when the popular brand has released new versions, and the three Middletown teens apparently missed out. An Ohio shopper shot and killed a 16-year-old outside of a mall when the teen tried to steal his newly bought, limited-edition Nike Air Jordans. Police said Jabbar displayed a gun and demanded their merchandise, then the man with the concealed weapon permit pulled out his gun and shot him. Richard White said there was no hesitation, and he just did what was right. The two other unidentified teens were taken to juvenile detention while police probed the shooting. Police haven't released the identity of the man who fired the shot, and are still investigating his actions. That’s when one of the men pulled out his own concealed weapon and shot the Middletown High School student. The Nike shoes named for retired basketball superstar Michael Jordan are prized by both athletes and collectors, and entrepreneurs often sell shoes bought for around $200 at double that or more online. Police in New Jersey and Louisiana reported armed robberies in recent months involving Air Jordans, and a Springfield, Massachusetts, man was sentenced to up to four years in prison for a shooting that wounded an 11-year-old girl waiting in line at an Air Jordan sale in 2013. News media outlets in the Toledo, Ohio, area reported last week that police used pepper spray to disperse crowds gathered for an Air Jordan shoe sale at Franklin Park Mall. A spokesman for Nike's Jordan Brand said in a statement Tuesday that it encourages people seeking its products to do so in a "safe and respectful" way. "Consumer safety is of paramount importance to us," Brian Facchini said in response to an AP request for comment. "We continue to work with our retail partners to share best practices and refine our launch process to improve the buying experience for our consumers."
– What Jawaad Jabbar didn't know when he allegedly confronted two shoppers who had just bought $200 Air Jordans and, pointing a gun at them, tried to steal the Nike shoes: One of those shoppers had a gun of his own. Police say that shopper shot the 16-year-old during the incident at Ohio's Dayton Mall Saturday morning, and the teen died from the injury yesterday, the New York Daily News reports. Police say three teens and two men were involved in the incident; all of them were at the mall in an attempt to buy the shoes, the AP reports. But the teens were unable to grab a pair before they sold out. When the teens saw the men with the shoes on the sidewalk outside the mall, Jabbar allegedly pulled out his gun and was quickly shot himself by the alleged would-be victim. That man had a permit for the gun and has not been charged; the other two teens were taken to juvenile detention. Police are still investigating. Meanwhile, in a New Hampshire Walmart yesterday, a Good Samaritan heard a woman scream that a man had just stolen her wallet. The do-gooder grabbed the suspect's arm and pinned him to the ground until police arrived, reports the AP via WMUR.