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EAST METRO
Maplewood liquor store worker fatally
shoots would-be robber
Two people were trying to rob the store after dark Monday.
By Tim Harlow(http://www.startribune.com/tim-harlow/10644986/) and Paul Walsh
(http://www.startribune.com/paul-walsh/10646171/) Star Tribune staff writers
JANUARY 23, 2018 — 9:32AM
One of two people attempting to rob a Maplewood liquor store was shot dead during a
confrontation with workers inside, authorities said Tuesday.
The shooting occurred about 6:45 p.m. Monday at Princess Liquors on Stillwater Road
near Century Avenue, according to police.
Authorities have yet to release the identities of the man who died or a store employee
who was assaulted by one of the suspects.
Police said they are searching for the second suspect, whose identity they have verified.
Police said that during the robbery, as one staffer was being assaulted, a second worker
shot and wounded one of the suspects.
Both suspects fled the store, and one was found nearby. Officers and emergency
responders treated the wounded man, who was taken to Regions Hospital. He died there.
Police from Maplewood, Oakdale and St. Paul “did not immediately find the second
suspect, but police have identified and are pursuing leads on the second suspect at this
time,” a statement from Maplewood police read.
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