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Baltimore police are investigating a shooting near an auto shop that left three men dead and one injured. The incident started with a dispute inside a business and spilled out onto the street. Commissioner Richard Worley expressed frustration with the proliferation of guns in the city. Police are still searching for suspects and urge anyone with information to come forward.
A TikToker shared her experience at an auto shop where she asked for help installing wiper blades, a service advertised as free. Initially, the worker refused, stating he didn't feel comfortable and they don't get paid for it. However, after the TikToker pointed out a sign advertising the free installation, he reluctantly agreed. The TikToker felt proud for standing up for herself and not letting the issue bother her. Many viewers related to the anxiety of asking for help and praised her for insisting on the promised service.
A shooting at an auto shop in Florida resulted in the deaths of a dissatisfied former customer and the business owner. The customer, Eugene Frank Becker, 78, arrived at the shop seeking out the owner, Jodie Stout, 52, and shot him. Stout returned fire, and both men suffered life-threatening injuries and later died in the hospital. The shooting was reportedly triggered by Becker's dissatisfaction with work done on his car two years ago, and he had come to the shop with the intent to retaliate. This incident is one of several recent cases in Florida where minor disputes have escalated into deadly shootings.
A disgruntled customer, identified as Eugene Frank Becker, opened fire at Stout's Automotive in Largo, targeting the shop owner, Jodie Stout. Stout returned fire, fatally shooting Becker, but later succumbed to his own injuries. Becker had visited the shop in 2021 and was unhappy with the service, believing he had been overcharged. Police believe Becker intended to retaliate for the perceived wrong.
A Georgia auto shop owner has been ordered by a court to pay $39,934 in back wages and damages to nine former employees after violating the FLSA's overtime provisions and retaliating against a former employee who contacted the Department of Labor. The former employee had received his final paycheck in oil-covered pennies dumped on his driveway with a crude note. The court has also forbidden the owner from additional discrimination and retaliation against any employee and ordered them to remove all photographs and references to the former employee from the company website.