A man in New Haven County, Connecticut has been apprehended for pulling a gun on two women — because they didn’t thank him for holding the door open for them at a store, authorities say.
The 25-year-old man, identified as Joshua Murray, was at a Family Dollar store in Hamden on Saturday afternoon when he became enraged over the impolite act, police told the Courant.
“A witness reported that the suspect was upset that two woman did not say thank you to him for holding a door open for them,” cops said.
Murray allegedly whipped out a pistol during the encounter and then fled the scene. He was apprehended by police officers nearby, authorities said.
The suspect was charged with carrying an illegal gun, breaching the peace and interfering with a cop, the outlet said. Murray was held on $25,000 bail. He is scheduled to appear in Meriden Superior Court on Aug. 2.
