January 17, 2025

Alabama Store Clerk Shoots-Kills Armed Robber

ST CLAIR COUNTY Ala.
January 17, 2025
By Rick McCann

A store clerk fearing for his life shot and killed a knife-wielding man who law enforcement said was threatening the clerk while attempting to rob the store.

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 and while committing an armed robbery, the suspect was shot and killed by the store clerk.

Murray said the investigation is ongoing.