A May 2025 private after-hours sale at a Santa Monica, CA sneaker store ended in deadly gunplay. Santa Monica Police responded to a call at Sole & Laces after a report of shots fired and assault with a deadly weapon. The owner of the business was hosting a private after-hours sale when someone entered the establishment and attacked the business owner with what law enforcement described as a “chemical irritant.” Police said that the irritant was delivered via a spray. A scuffle then ensued and the business owner/victim shot the…
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