Name: Dollar General employee who was stabbed, shot, sues retailer
Brand: expressnews.com
SKU: expressnews-com-35
Availability: OnlineOnly

critic

Dollar General employee who was stabbed, shot, sues retailer

preview

Over the course of 12 months, Timothy Ray Ramos had the misfortune of working at a Dollar General store that was robbed three times.The first time, Nov. 21, 2017, Ramos escaped without suffering physical harm. About two weeks later, the same robber hit the store at 3350 SW Military. This time, he stabbed Ramos in the neck with a knife.Then, on Nov. 9, 2018, a trio of robbers raided the store. One jumped the counter to loot the cash register while another aimed a rifle at Ramos.Ramos, fearing for his life, tried to grab the rifle. During a brief struggle, one of the robbers said, “What are you waiting for? Shoot the guy,” Ramos remembered.The gunman shot Ramos in his left leg, upper torso and right arm.Bleeding profusely, Ramos stumbled to the door, locked it and dialed 911.SA Inc.:Emergency medical services took Ramos to San Antonio Military Medical Center where he underwent 11 hours of surgery. He remained in intensive care for two weeks.Now, Ramos is suing Dollar General and the three robbers for more than $1 million in damages.More for youDollar General’s negligence and failure to take precautions to prevent a violent assault led to his injuries, Ramos alleges in the complaint. The action was filed Thursday in state District Court in San Antonio.Ramos says the company knew about “prior criminal and violent activities at and near the store premises.”Crystal Ghassemi, a spokeswoman for Tennessee-based Dollar General Corp., said it doesn’t comment on pending litigation.But Ghassemi said in an email, “The safety and security of our customers is a top priority, and we employ a number of measures designed to create and maintain a safe work environment for our employees and a safe shopping environment for our customers, all while protecting company assets.”The publicly traded company is one of the largest discount retailers in the country. It had more 16,000 stores in 45 states as of earlier this year.The chain is known for products sold at “everyday low prices” in its “small-box locations,” according to a filing with securities regulators. It earned $1.7 billion on $27.8 billion in sales in its last fiscal year.Discount chains such as Dollar General have become “magnets for crime and killing,” according to a article published in June.More than 200 violent incidents involving guns at Dollar General and Family Dollar stores have occurred since the beginning of 2017, ProPublica reported, citing the Gun Violence Archive. Nearly 50 people in those incidents, including at least six employees.A “large number of the incidents involved armed robberies in which workers or customers have been shot,” ProPublica reported. San Antonio wasn’t among the cities mentioned.A breakdown of key state and local races and candidates in the May 24 primary runoff.The violent crimes are, in part, because of the stores’ ubiquity, and many of its locations are in high-crime neighborhoods. But that alone doesn’t explain the trend, ProPublica reported.“The chains’ owners have done little to maintain order in the stores, which tend to be thinly staffed and exist in a state of physical disarray,” it added.The account of the robbery at the San Antonio store where Ramos was shot was taken from his lawsuit. His lawyers did not respond to calls and emails. It couldn’t be determined if Ramos continues to work at the store.The lawsuit’s narrative mirrors details in a San Antonio Police Department report. The report, however, mentioned a fourth suspect who held the store’s door open during the robbery.Also named in Ramos’ lawsuit are the three robbers: Nathaniel Alexander Panvini, now 20; Kameron Anthony Green, 19; and Hector Fabian Aguilar, 20.Panvini pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is serving a 24-year sentence in a Beeville state prison.Green pleaded no contest to similar charges and was sentenced to 12 years. He is serving his sentence on a prison farm in Brazoria County near Houston.Aguilar received 10 years probation after he was granted deferred adjudication.Patrick Danner Patrick Danner covers banking, insurance, business litigation and bankruptcies. To read more from Patrick, . | Twitter:A breakdown of key state and local races and candidates in the May 24 primary runoff.

Over the course of 12 months, Timothy Ray Ramos had the misfortune of working at a Dollar General store that was robbed three times.The first time, Nov. 21, 2017, Ramos escaped without suffering physical harm. About two weeks later, the same robber hit the store at 3350 SW Military. This time, he stabbed Ramos in the neck with a knife.Then, on Nov. 9, 2018, a trio of robbers raided the store. One jumped the counter to loot the cash register while another aimed a rifle at Ramos.Ramos, fearing for his life, tried to grab the rifle. During a brief struggle, one of the robbers said, “What are...

Dollar General employee who was stabbed, shot, sues retailer

No article scores yet.

CRITIC REVIEWS

PUBLIC REVIEWS