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1 dead, 1 arrested in Greenville robbery shooting
Posted: 10.26.2012 at 11:22 AM
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One man has been killed and another arrested after an employee at a Greenville auto repair shop fired a gun as two men tried to rob the store.  / MGN
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- One man has been killed and another arrested after an employee at a Greenville auto repair shop fired a gun as two men tried to rob the store.

Greenville County Master Deputy Laura Campbell says officers were called to the shop around 3 p.m. Thursday.

Campbell says the employee fired at one suspect, who died at the scene. She says at least one of the suspects was armed.

She says officers arrived in time to arrest the second suspect.

None of the names have been released.

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