2 Criminals Shot During Jewelry Robbery in East Memphis

MEMPHIS, TN – Two people have been shot during an attempted robbery of a jewelry vender in East Memphis.

It happened around 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2009, in the 5300 block of Poplar Avenue, outside of the Hopson Building. myEyewitnessNews.com was first on the scene, just seconds after the call went out to Memphis Police.

Police say a jewelry vender was doing business inside the building just before the shooting happened. The man told police that he had been followed by four men, but didn’t know how long they were watching him. Investigators say when the man left the building, the four suspects tried to rob him. The vendor then pulled his gun and shot two of the would be robbers, police said.

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With their inventory, I expect that most jewelry store owners go armed.

I worked with people who were watchmakers by trade

One told me that he left his business and hired on with the company I worked for, after a robbery.

He felt he was lucky to survive.

He was unarmed.