Armed bystander fatally shoots robbery suspect at Dollar General

An armed bystander at a Tennessee Dollar General jumped into action Tuesday, shooting and killing one of three suspects during an ongoing robbery.

The shooting occurred at a Memphis location on Winchester Road around 10:34 a.m., according to a release from the Memphis Police Department.

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“Preliminary information indicates that three armed suspects were robbing the business,” according to the release. “During the incident, a subject observed the robbery in progress and fired a shot, striking suspect #1. Suspects #2 and #3 fled the the scene.”

A short investigation proceeded, and one of the two fleeing suspects was detained. The third suspect remains at large, according to the release.

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“Suspect #1 was transported critical to [a local hospital] and later succumbed to his injuries,” according to the release. “Officers have the shooter and the suspect #2 detained at the scene.”

No charges have been confirmed against the shooter, and an investigation into the incident is ongoing.