Carrollton County, Mississippi



From the Jackson Clarion-Ledger of March 15, 2004:

Store owner surprises robbers, kills 1



Warning shot not enough to halt suspects, sheriff says



A Carrollton County store owner arriving at work early Sunday morning fatally shot an unarmed man following a robbery, authorities said.



Subramonia Pillai, owner of the 1782 Quik Stop at U.S. 82 and Mississippi 17, said he shot the unidentified man in self-defense after he and and two other men robbed his store and were approaching him, Carrollton County Sheriff Donald Gray said.



The two men escaped uninjured, fleeing in a sport utility vehicle, Gray said. They also apparently were unarmed, he said.



Pillai was not charged, but the incident is being investigated and the case will be turned over to a grand jury, Gray said.