Store Owner Shoots Suspect In Armed Robbery

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A store owner on South Blvd. shot a suspect inside his store after an armed robbery on Sunday afternoon.

Two armed men entered the Wholesale Mattress just before 2 p.m. The store owner fired at and hit one of the suspects. One other suspect was outside in a getaway vehicle.

The store owner’s wife said both her and her husband are shaken up and in disbelief about what happened. The store owner’s wife was not inside the store at the time of the robbery.

The suspect that was shot was taken to the hospital, and the store owner is cooperating with police as they continue their investigation.