By Kim Minugh
kminugh@sacbee.com
A man was shot in the leg Thursday evening after he tried to chase down a suspect who stole his wife's necklace - offering a cautionary tale, police say, about going after criminals.
The 23-year-old man and his wife were selling crawdads near the corner of Stockton Boulevard and Fowler Avenue about 5:15 p.m. when an unknown suspect approached from behind and forcefully removed the woman's necklace, according to a Sacramento police report.
Her husband chased after the suspect, who ran toward an approaching white Acura, police said. The driver of that vehicle shot at the victim twice, striking him once in the leg, before the suspect jumped in the vehicle and they drove off, police said.
The man suffered non-life-threatening wounds.
The robbery suspect was described to police as an 18-year-old Asian man with long black hair, wearing a white T-shirt and black shorts, according to Officer Laura Peck, a police spokeswoman. The driver who shot at the victim was described as a 22-year-old Asian man with a shaved head and skinny build.
Peck said police discourage residents from chasing after suspects "for this very reason."
"The property can be replaced," she said. "He can't."
Instead, victims should do their best to get a description of their assailants and call police immediately, Peck said.
"But don't go chasing after people when you don't know what they're capable of doing - which is anything," she warned.
Call The Bee's Kim Minugh, (916) 321-1038.
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