Woman, 70s, shot during robbery attempt in parking lot of Mobile Publix
Mobile police are investigating a shooting that happened during an armed robbery in the parking lot of a Publix grocery store on Saturday.
The shooting occurred around 3:30 p.m. at the midtown Publix Super Market at Midtown Center, 100 N. Florida St.
According to Mobile police spokesperson Blake Brown, the shooter approached a woman in her 70s, and demanded money from her. She refused and there was a struggle, Brown said. The man then shot the woman.
Brown said the woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital where she is recovering.
Police have arrested a suspect on Florida Street near Springhill Avenue. They have not yet released his identification.