From WSJV of January 22, 2009
Suspected robber dies in liquor store shooting
Fort Wayne police are investigating a shooting at a liquor store that left a suspected robber dead and a store clerk wounded.
The shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon at Belmont Beverage on the city's south side.
Police spokesman Mike Joyner says the store employee was shot in the leg and was hospitalized in fair condition Wednesday night.
Police say the robbery suspect entered the store and demanded money. When police arrived, they found him lying in the middle of the street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Joyner says the shots were fired inside the building. He says the suspect was armed with a handgun, which was found at the scene.
The names of the robbery suspect and store employee were not immediately released.
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