Robert Summers, 28

Another white thug off the streets.

I shed no tears over this guy. He knew what he was doing and paid the price for it.

Good riddance.

You don't know him and shame on you for putting him down. You have no idea what he was going through in his life or even the circumstances. He was someone's father, son, boyfriend, friend, etc... He was a good man at a bad time in his life. What you really should be concerned with is the fact that this store owner feels like he has the power to be judge, jury and executioner. It's not the first time he has taken someones life protecting his material items that can be replaced. He could have shot him in the leg or in a non fatal part of his body to stop him, but he shot to kill. That makes him worse than the suspect because he is now a murderer. He is a crminal who happens to own a buisness. He was not in danger if the suspect was running from the scene! Therefore he had no cause to shoot to kill.!!!! I really hope he is prosecuted and/or the family of the "suspect" sues him for everything that is so dam important to him. And he is left with nothing like the little girl who is now left without her daddy.

Number 1: Why should anybody care what was going on in his life? He was out sneaking around at 3:30 in the morning breaking into this man's business with intent to steal property and his own stupid behavior caused his demise. Number 2: You won't generally find a 'good man' out burglarizing businesses at 3:30 in the morning. He was obviously a bad man up to no good. Number 3: the business owner was the VICTIM of this attempted burglary and not the criminal. The criminal(s) is the one who got killed by his own foolishness and society is better off with him gone. The honest people in this society have had enough of creeps like Robert Summers (expired) running around doing their evil in the wee hours of the morning. Let this be a WARNING to the rest of you thugs: proceed at your own risk; we're watching for ya and we're armed now.

— Citizenjohn, thanks for that post.

My sentiments exactly!

Who is anyone to say what this kid was or is. None of you know him and who are you to pass judgment on this kid?? When you become God then you can pass judgment on him, until then keep your "thug" opinions to yourself. Maybe he was wrong for what he was doing, but for the owner to shoot him in the BACK is just as wrong..How was there "life" in danger, when he was running from the scene??? Answer that one!! I hope nobody close to you has to do what this kid felt he needed to do to support his family. May you R.I.P. Robert Summers.

Hey Angel, dude was 28, is that a "kid" to you? At what age do we expect people to grow up and act responsibly? You think maybe by the time they're, say, 45 we can expect them to stop burglarizing businesses at 3:30 in the morning?

Ok to me he's a kid.. I didn't say he was right for what he was doing. All I'm saying is don't pass judgment on someone you don't know. Like I said; hopefully nobody ever has to be in the situation he was in where he thought that burglary was the answer. I also don't think the owner should have the right to shoot somebody in the back of the head as they are running from the scene with no weapon on him. Not only was he shot once in the back of the head but twice. Where is there justice in that Citizenjohn? If he had a weapon and was coming at the owner then yeah shoot him, not wait until he's running from the scene with NO WEAPON.

I'm not sure where you are getting your information about him being shot in the back of the head twice as he was running from the scene. That information is not contained in this brief report. Nor is there any mention one way or the other about the perps having any weapons on them. It states that one of them actually did get away and perhaps he had a weapon? I will grant you this: if these guys were unarmed and assuming they were outside the building attempting to flee and if our business owner shot them anyway to 'punish' them for their attempted burglary, then he should and probably will be charged. The law is very clear that you cannot shoot someone unless you have reasonable expectation that your life or someone else's life is in immediate danger. If they are inside your home or business, though, uninvited, the courts have determined that a reasonable person would assume they are in immediate danger irrespective of whether the perps have a weapon and you may legally fire upon them. We just don't have enough facts to ascertain what happened here but what we do know is that Robert Summers, a grown man who ought to know better, was up to no good and it cost him his life.

— angel, we will pass judgement on people who break into other peoples property at 3:00 in the morning.

And here's some news for you; the vast majority of people on this planet would not do, nor support the crime the deceased decided to do.

Maybe he should have thought about the risks before he did his evil deed. The shop owner was righfully scared and had every right to protect himself from the actions the deceased chose to commit.

What the rightwingers are saying is that money and material items are more important than human life. Go figure they would think that. Life is cheap but guns are sacred -- what a society.

Mack-

Maybe I missed it, but can you point to anyone saying or alluding to that?

— CHRIS; what "mack" just posted speaks volumes about his political leanings. He knows nothing about the people who post here, yet comes up with rhetoric like that.

He obviously believes that honest law abiding people should always yield to criminal behavior. Just like the gang enablers allowed the sociopaths to wreck the killing field neighborhoods.

@ Mack,

I'll say it.
My family and my belonging's are worth way more to me than any punk wannabe gangbangers sorry excuse for a life.

And any piece of garbage that comes into my house and threatens either of those will get his dome rocked!!

Ok syscom3 once again I'm not condoning what Mr. Summers was doing was right. What I'm saying is what gives the owner or anyone the right to shoot someone in the back??? When he was fleeing the scene. And I will say it once again What MR. SUMMERS WAS DOING WAS WRONG AND HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUNISHED FOR HIS CRIME NOT EXECUTED BY SOMEONE WHO TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO BE JUDGE, JURY AND EXECUTIONER. I believe in the second amendment completely and had he broke into my home and my family was in danger then yeah I'm going to shoot S.O.B. but not execute him. That is not for me to decide.

Citizanjohn
I know that there is not a lot of information on this page, which is why it was brought up about making judgment on someone when the facts are not all there. Yes what Robert did was wrong and what I said above is how I feel and we could round and round on this subject, but it will not get us anywhere. I agree with you that what he was doing was indeed WRONG but not to be executed for it. That is all I'm trying to say.

Syscom-

Oh, I'm well aware of that. I just wanted to hold him to account for it and see if he'd back up his nonsense. Like usual, and like I suspected in this case, he can't.

to all you idiots out there the law used to be an eye for an eye and since when do robbers get a death sentence...RIP Robert

— Rachel, robbers take their chances when breaking into a business at 3:00 in the morning and running into someone.

The owner who shot them was most probably scared and had a legitimate need to defend his safety. You never know what weapons the burglars are carrying!

well i know robert personally and it is true he was shot in the back of the head twice.. he was a great guy in a bad time..now every website i go on there is always some one saying good job but if u think about it if it was ur dad doing this u would be pissed off at what people post so if u guys are gunna put the family down like this then keep it to ur selves!!

— kimberly, why shouldn't we judge the deceased for the criminal actions he took?

Theres no sugar coating the deceased's life in this blog. The truth shall be told!

And how come you haven't shown any concern for the true victim in this crime? It's the shop owner who was probably just making a small living only to have his life disrupted by Mr. Summers.

Well after reading this.. everyone is entitled to their own opinions but this I must say!!!! ROBERT SUMMERS WAS MY FIANCE... MY LOVE.. NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO JUDGE HIM OR ANYONE ELSE!!!! Do I agree with what he did... HELL NO.... but this I must say and let be known to get 2 bullets to the back of the head is not RIGHT!! Not even cops shoot people in the back of the damn head.. shoot their leg.. something else.. and yes I have thought about WHAT IF it was my family that got robbed.. they too do not have the right!!! And BEFORE YOU WANT TO JUDGE.. let me tell u Robert was a GREAT SON, FATHER, LOVER & FRIEND! HE has a GREAT HEART! As for the event that took place NO ONE knows what he was going through in life.. who he has lost.. what he has done.. he was not a "THUG nor GANG MEMBER" So please REMEMBER..... you are NOT GOD.. DO NOT JUDGE! ~Robert I love you and miss you soooooo much.. I want 2 slap you but hug you also... tomorrow is my b-day and it is going to be a bad day!!
Kim, Angel and Annette.. THANK YOU GUYS for the support and love for him!! WE KNOW HIM>> WE KNOW
WHAT KIND OF PERSON HE WAS... THESE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO JUDGE BASED ON AN ARTICLE CAN.. WELL YOU KNOW..IT WAS HIS TIME.. HE IS WITH HIS FATHER AND AWAY FROM THIS HELL ON EARTH!!!

We all have our own opinions.....getting shot in the back...not cool... robbing someone...not cool....you get what you give.....We all have major life struggles....but you go trash digging...not a robbin.... Ever heard...do unto others as you would have them do unto you....

Angelica,

I don't care if all that is been "taken" from me is a stick of bubble gum. I work hard for even that one little stick of bubble gum and no one has the right to just walke right up and take it. I would pull the trigger on that gun and then take my chances with the jury! All I would need would be one person on that jury to understand how hard I work for MY things not Summers stuff to let me walk free. In conclusion:we all have the right to do what ever the heck we want to do...we just have to be willing to deal with the consiquences of those actions. And if taking the gun, then taking a deep breath and then pulling the trigger takes care of my problem. Whose to say I was wrong? Oh well I guess that just goes back to that one juror.

This was not a "kid". He was 28 yrs old. Now because of his stupidity and greed and too lazy to get a job, he apparently has a child he left behind. No pity here. Just amazing to me that his thieving girlfriend wasn't the person w/him that morning that got away......or was it?????

@ Shera who the HELL are you to judge his girlfriend? Wow you are the reason we were making comments on here. You don't know anything about any of us and to pass judgment on her for being with him. Just God don't like ugly!!

If someone steals a stick of gum from you, Penny, then they probably need that stick a lil more than you do. You can't be serious. I don't think God ever intended on material items to be more valuable than any human's life.? And what is the point in having a justice system if suddenly it's ok to take the law into your own hands. The World will NEVER be crime free. And I promise if you die tomorrow you won't be taking that stick of gum with you, or any other material item you may think is more important than ones life. God Bless all who judge and may God have mercy on you as no one is perfect.

Annette,
Really? So I should just leave my home unlocked just in case someone comes around who needs something I've worked very hard for a little more than I? So in other words in your eyes it is perfectly okay to take things because you can? And by any means necessary? We make choices every single day for our lives. I don't care what kind of situation this person thought he was in or what kind of bad day he thought he was having he made a choice and he paid for it. What angers 99% of the people on this open blog is not that the dead was loved but the fact that SOME have teh nerve to come on this blog and write things like: he was a great (fill in the blank). None of us can have life both ways...to break laws that the majority have deemed lawful and then take those ill gotten monies and support a family. Does it matter how the ill gotten items were obtained? The reason the dead on this blog have been able to be good son's or father's or brother's or etc. is due to the fact they didn't have to work at being good father's or son's or anything for that matter. The family members of this people were content to enjoy the ill gotten goods that these people brought home. And in the end isn't that the bottom line? You were happy to take the illegal money or items so long as your man was at your side.

I strongly feel if someone who breaks into my home or business with the intent to commit a felony, I should have the right to use force, even terminal force, against them.

I don't understand why I shouldn't be able to use force against robber/felon just because they are unarmed. Do not they assume the natural consequences of their actions?

I'm a woman, if someone breaks into my home I'm not going to stick around and ask if they are planning on taking something or raping me. I'm going to attack them. I don't own a gun, but I wish I did. I would kill someone before I ever let them take a chance.

My home is my castle. You don't have the right to come in uninvited. You don't have the right to steal from a business and then complain because the owner didn't just roll over and let you get away.

Plus this is absolutely not the first time this man has committed robbery and probably other crimes. This is just the first time he got caught.

Again, criminals must assume the natural consequences of their actions. It's like they think, "I'm the criminal, only I get to use force and commit crimes. You're the victim so sit quietly while I steal your livlihood, rape you, or murder you." I. Don't. Think. So.

You guys are seriously going too far. Your comments mean nothing, your not a good person for writing an essay on why the robber was good or bad, he's dead, he shouldn't have been doing what he was doing, the store owner probably ould have fired a little lower, but evidently the sheriff is convinced that the owner is no criminal. I thought this was funny because this guy has the same name as someone I know and I'm gonna show him.

He was a good guy, I knew him good real good his heart was pure and he did a dumb thing prob due to a dumb friend, Robert wasn't like that! Im sad for his mom & daughter I loved you alot back in the dayz Robert and I know you loved me too, we were good together and Ill forever miss you. R.I.P

i know this is late but if anybody happens to read this plz note that robert summers was an amazing guy and yeah he was killed doing something wrong but that doesnt define who he is or was. robert summers was my cousin, my friend, my babysitter, my family, not a day goes by that he's not in some ones mind. R.I.P robert summers. We miss you so much and im in tears as i write this. people say u can talk to the dead through writing so here ya go buddy. we love you and miss you.! 10-11-2011 p.s you shoulda seen the gathering we had for you. peggy looked amazing its been so long since ive seen her. the family is taking care of im sure. guide us through life robert till we all reunite again some time soon.

May you rest in peace. I think of you everyday. I miss and love Robby.

What they say carries no weight to what we know. Their opportunity has been wasted. I love and miss you Robert. I will always be thinking of you.