A 44-year-old knife-wielding robbery suspect was shot and killed by an armed store clerk in St. Clair County, Alabama, around 4:30 a.m. Sunday.
CBS42 identified The suspect who died was Timothy Jones. He was from Hale County, Alabama.
AL.com noticed Jones entered the Shell station, but the clerk shot him dead “on the way.”[an alleged] Armed robbery. ”
The clerk's name has not yet been released as the investigation continues.
“The St. Clair County Criminal Investigation Division is conducting the investigation,” said St. Clair County Sheriff Billy Murray. [the] Incident. “
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