Michigan Predator Catcher Shot and Killed After Accusing Man of Being a Pedophile

A man who posed as an underage girl on social media to catch sexual 
predators was shot and killed, according to The Oakland Press.

Officials from the Oakland County Sheriff’s office said Robert Wayne Lee 
confronted two men seated at a table at a restaurant Friday night. Lee 
accused one of the men of being a pedophile before punching him, which led 
to the man pulling out a knife. 

The other person at the table pulled out a gun and shot Lee several times 
before leaving the restaurant. Lee was transported to a local hospital and 
died from his injuries. Officials stated two people are in custody, ages 
17 and 18, and they were apprehended after a tracking dog found them.

The men are expected to be charged by Monday, and their names are being 
withheld until they show up for their arraignment. 

Lee had become famous for his methods of confronting alleged sex 
offenders. In January, Lee told the Oakland Press he was a “vigilante 
doing police work without a badge.”

According to Lee, he was inspired by his three young children and online 
videos posted by a group called Dads Against Predators, which was inspired 
by Chris Hanson’s To Catch a Predator. There would be times when Lee posed 
as a child or used his friends to help him confront the alleged offenders. 

Lee went under the guise of Boopac Shakur online and showed no fear in his 
confrontations as he met with people in parking lots, at their jobs, and 
even their homes. He would also use a tool to pop the suspect's tires to 
prevent them from escaping.

Sheriff Michael Bouchard advised that although Lee meant well, individuals 
don’t have the resources to collect evidence that would lead to a 
conviction properly. There is also a high level of possible violence that 
can come from these confrontations. 

“When we have arrested predators in such circumstances, they have rammed 
police cars and exhibited other violent behavior in attempts to escape,” 
he said.

Lee was told by detectives to shut down his operations, but he kept it 
running and expanded it to include actual classes for people to set up 
their own vigilante services. 

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