Store Worker Fatally Shot
Police Search For 2 People Connected To Shooting
POSTED: 11:13 am CDT September 19,
2008
UPDATED: 11:21 pm CDT September 19,
2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Police say a convenience store worker was fatally shot and killed in south Nashville Friday morning.
Video: Store Worker Fatally Shot; 2 Sought In CaseThe shooting occurred at a Discount Beer Market store near Nolensville Road and Old Hickory Boulevard around 10:30 a.m.Witnesses said two Hispanic men wearing bandanas walked into the market and opened fire on the clerk, 60-year-old Vinod Shah.Police said Shah's wife was in the rear of the store and heard the commotion. She heard a shot fired and saw both shooters leaving the market.The shooters were seen running toward the nearby Turtle Creek apartments, police said.Those who knew Shah described him as a hard worker who cared a lot about others.Friends said the clerk often cashed checks for the Hispanic community, which police said could have led to the shooting.Shah was the father of two children. A friend of the slain worker said Shah had owned the store for about 10 years.
Video: Store Worker Fatally Shot; 2 Sought In CaseThe shooting occurred at a Discount Beer Market store near Nolensville Road and Old Hickory Boulevard around 10:30 a.m.Witnesses said two Hispanic men wearing bandanas walked into the market and opened fire on the clerk, 60-year-old Vinod Shah.Police said Shah's wife was in the rear of the store and heard the commotion. She heard a shot fired and saw both shooters leaving the market.The shooters were seen running toward the nearby Turtle Creek apartments, police said.Those who knew Shah described him as a hard worker who cared a lot about others.Friends said the clerk often cashed checks for the Hispanic community, which police said could have led to the shooting.Shah was the father of two children. A friend of the slain worker said Shah had owned the store for about 10 years.Copyright 2009 by WSMV.com. All rights reserved.
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