"Officers were called at 1:48 p.m. to E2's Gun Vault, in the 300 block of El Camino Real, for a report of a handgun theft, according to the Mountain View Police Department. They arrived to find the business owner and an employee detaining a 33-year-old Mountain View man. An initial investigation found that the man walked into the shop and immediately ran out with a firearm he had not purchased, police said, prompting the owner and his employee to chase the man for several blocks."
"During the chase, police said the owner fired one gunshot into the air, not directed at any person, and soon after the man who allegedly took the firearm surrendered. No injuries were reported. The man accused of the theft was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of firearm theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jail records show he was being held in lieu of $500,000 bail."
Officers responded at 1:48 p.m. to E2's Gun Vault on El Camino Real after a report of a handgun theft. A 33-year-old Mountain View man allegedly entered the shop and immediately ran out with an unpurchased firearm. The owner and an employee chased the suspect for several blocks, during which the owner fired one gunshot into the air, not directed at any person. The suspect surrendered shortly thereafter and was booked on suspicion of firearm theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm, held on $500,000 bail. Investigators will ask the county District Attorney to review potential negligent-discharge charges against the owner. No injuries were reported.
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