Alexandria, Louisiana



From the Alexandria Daily Town Talk of June 23, 2004

Armed robbery suspect shot by store clerk



"Lucky’s" luck ran out Tuesday night.



Samuel "Lucky" Parker, 25, died after exchanging gunfire with an Alexandria store clerk, Rapides Parish sheriff’s Maj. Herman Walters said. It was not his first hold-up Tuesday night, authorities said. Parker of 611 St. James St. robbed the D&D Texaco on MacArthur Drive less than 30 minutes before robbing the Sunrise Mart on Ulster Street.



Parker is suspected of robbing numerous stores throughout Rapides Parish, Walters said. He did not dismiss the idea that Parker could be involved in robberies in other parishes.



It was near closing time on Tuesday. The clerk, Tamir Abdulwahab, and two customers were inside the store. Parker walked in wearing a camouflage mask, dark clothing and a glove on one hand.



He brandished a gun, pointing it at Abdulwahab.



Parker wanted money from the register, but the clerk, whose family owns the store, refused. That is when Parker opened fire, Walters said.



Five shots were fired at the clerk. Shots hit the cash register and various items behind the store’s counter.



Abdulwahab returned fire. He shot twice, hitting Parker both times, Walters said.