Knife-wielding robber shot dead by St. Clair County store clerk
A knife-wielding man was shot to death by a St. Clair County store clerk.
Sheriff’s officials on Monday identified the slain man as Timothy Jones. He was 44 and lived in Hale County.
Sheriff Billy Murray said Jones entered the Shell gas station in Cropwell about 4:30 a.m. Sunday armed with a knife.
In the course of an armed robbery, the suspect was shot and killed by the store clerk.
Murray said the investigation is ongoing and more information will later be released.
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