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Posted on 10/10/2015 5:13:28 PM PDT by markomalley
A man who was shot this morning while he was trying to rob a Waffle House in North Charleston has died from his injuries, authorities said.
The robber was shot by a customer, who thwarted the early-morning robbery attempt, police said.
“He saved us, that’s what he did,” a Waffle House employee told The Post and Courier.
Shortly after 5 a.m., North Charleston police responded to reports of an armed robbery and shots fired at the Waffle House at 6907 Dorchester Road. When officers arrived, they found the suspect had been shot by a customer who had intervened.
The suspect was rushed to Medical University Hospital, where he later died, police spokeswoman Angela Johnson said. Ongoing efforts by the Charleston County Coroner’s Office and the North Charleston Police Department to identify the suspect have been unsuccessful, Johnson said.
He is described as a young male with dark hair, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and 150 pounds. Johnson said the man’s race, though known to investigators, was being withheld.
“At this time, we are unsure how others would identify the suspect,” Johnson said. “We don’t want to provide information that may discourage potential tips.
Anyone who may be able to provide information about his identity is asked to call the Coroner’s Office at 843-746-4030.
According to Johnson, the customer who shot the suspect had a permit to carry a concealed weapon. She said police are not pressing charges against him at this time.
“It’s says something about firearms,” said a uniformed officer at the scene, “for good people with firearms being in the right hands.” The officer said he was not authorized to speak for the department.
Waffle House employees spent Saturday morning sweeping shards of broken glass in the doorway, preparing for a noontime re-opening. Division manager Brandon Rogers said nothing was stolen from the restaurant. This also was the first incident he could recall at the Dorchester Road Waffle House since it opened a year ago.
“No one was hurt, which is the best part,” Rogers said. “No one was injured – besides the suspect.”
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Coroner IDs teen killed in botched Waffle House robbery
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- The robbery suspect who was shot by an armed customer inside a North Charleston Waffle House early Saturday morning has died.
The coroner's office identified the man as 19-year-old Joshua Jermaine Davis. Officials said family members did not know where he was living, but it's believed he was staying with a friend in downtown Charleston.
The early morning robbery was thwarted by the unnamed gun-toting customer at the 6907 Dorchester Road location.
According to police, the shooting happened around 5 a.m. Saturday. When officers arrived they found that the suspect had been shot by a customer during the robbery.
Police did not say if anyone else was injured in the incident.
Anyone who may be able to provide information about his identity is asked to call the Coroner’s Office at 843-746-4030.
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