A Florida mother and enterprise proprietor was reportedly killed whereas making an attempt to cease shoplifters at her magnificence provide retailer, abandoning two daughters and a husband simply weeks earlier than Christmas.Â
Ilson Miriam Kim, 64, was making an attempt to cease two thieves at her retailer, Magnificence Max, in Jacksonville, Florida, within the night on Dec. 6 earlier than the shoplifters fatally ran her over with their car.Â
“Two people entered into the enterprise, one of many people grabbed a number of objects and ran out of the shop with these objects,” Sgt. Steve Rudlaff of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Workplace instructed Information 4 JAX. “A retailer worker adopted this particular person to her automotive which was prepared for this particular person.”
No less than three suspects have been concerned – two entered the shop and one drove the getaway automotive, Rudlaff instructed the outlet. One of many suspects obtained into the automotive with the objects stolen, whereas the third suspect left on foot.Â
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Kim was taken to the hospital after being hit by the car, however she succumbed to her accidents.Â
Kim’s husband stated the shop had already been experiencing a recurring shoplifting downside, however a neighboring enterprise proprietor stated that this time, the sufferer had lastly had sufficient and determined to take motion by chasing after the suspects, in line with Motion Information JAX.Â
“She labored alongside her husband for a lot of her life, however Magnificence Max was the primary enterprise she independently owned,” her household instructed the outlet in an announcement, partially. “We don’t know precisely why she determined to confront the shoplifters, however the retailer had skilled thefts within the latest previous.”Â
Somebody even had the “audacity” to steal from the shop the day after Kim’s loss of life, her household added.Â
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She immigrated to america from Uijeongbu, South Korea, in 1986 “seeking higher alternatives,” in line with an on-line obituary.
“Ilson was a proud mom, spouse, businesswoman, and retailer proprietor,” in line with a fundraising web page for her household. “She taught her daughters the ability of laborious work, persistence, empathy and love; she exemplified these qualities with the grace and love she confirmed to others in her neighborhood every day.”
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“The Kims are a powerful, proud household and Ilson was a real matriarch who they have to now discover ways to navigate life with out.”
The investigation continues to be ongoing, and no arrests have been made.Â