Prichard store manager shoots and kills suspected robber

PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) — A store manager shot and killed a suspected robber Saturday in Prichard, News 5 has learned.

According to a Mobile County Sheriff’s Office news release, at about 3:35 a.m. Saturday, deputies were called to the Lucky 7 gas station at 702 St. Stephens Road in Prichard in reference to a shooting.

The store manager told deputies he had shot a teenager who was trying to rob him, according to the release.

The 17-year-old ran from the scene, ending up at the 700 block of La Fargue Street, where he died from a gunshot wound on the right side of his chest, the release said.

He was found wearing a hoodie, a mask and orange gloves, and a 9-mm. Taurus pistol was found next to his body, the release said.

According to the release, that same store was robbed on June 9 at about 4:07 a.m. by a person wearing orange gloves and a black hoodie and using the same type of gun.

Officers are looking at video footage from that prior incident, the release said.

The case has been turned over to the District Attorney’s Office, and no arrest had been made at the time of the shooting, the release said.