Female Bystander opens fire on colored shoplifter at Michigan Home Depot

A concealed-carry license holder is cooperating with police after she opened fire on a shoplifter who was fleeing a Home Depot on Tuesday afternoon, police in Auburn Hills, Mich., said.

The shooting happened in the store’s parking lot about 2 p.m., when Home Depot security was chasing a shoplifter in his 40s who jumped into a waiting dark SUV, said Lt. Jill McDonnell, an Auburn Hills police spokeswoman.

But when the SUV began to pull away, a 48-year-old woman suddenly began firing shots at the fleeing vehicle. The vehicle escaped – but possibly has a flat tire, McDonnell said.

The woman who fired the shots has a license to carry a firearm and is cooperating with police.

It’s not clear whether the woman would face charges in the incident.

The Home Depot is part of a retail district with hundreds of stores in the area.

The shooting comes just weeks after a bank customer in Warren, Mich., opened fire on an armed robber, causing him to collapse of his injuries. It’s not yet clear whether that man will face charges.

Anyone with details on what happened can call the Auburn Hills Police Department at 248-370-9444.