Shooting during armed robbery at East Ridge convenience store

UPDATE: East Ridge Police report that the robbery suspect who was shot early this morning at the Kangaroo has died.

Police will not charge the customer who shot him as he forced the clerk to leave the store with him.

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UPDATE: East Ridge Police now say the robbery suspect held up the store with a large, bladed weapon.

He got cash and a large number of cigarettes.

Police say the suspect grabbed the female store clerk, threatened to kill her and forced her to accompany him as he fled.

That’s when a customer arrived, witnessed the robbery, confronted the suspect and then shot him at least once in the torso.

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EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) – East Ridge police investigate an early morning shooting at the Kangaroo convenience store on Ringgold Road.

Police say it happened during an armed robbery attempt.

Apparently a customer got into a confrontation with the suspected robber.

And the customer shot the robber.

The robbery suspect was taken to the hospital, but we don’t know how serious the injury is just yet.

Police are talking to the customer.