Tucson police: 1 killed, 4 others wounded in robbery shootout

By Jamar Younger Arizona Daily Star
May 11, 2010 7:38 pm
Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star

An attempted robbery Tuesday night of a north-side business turned into a shootout that left one suspected robber dead and four others wounded, Tucson police said.

The wounded included three other robbers and the business owner, police said.

The shooting ocurred inside M&M Customs, an auto store that sells and installs car alarms and stereos in the 3000 block of North Stone Avenue, south of Fort Lowell Road.

Police said four men entered the business and tried rob the owner and an employee.

While the robbers confronted the employee, the owner pulled a gun and a shootout ensued. At some point, the employee also pulled a gun and fired at the robbers.

When officers arrived, one man, later determined to be one of the robbers, was found dead on Stone near Delano Street. Four other wounded men were found in and around the business. No names and ages have been released.

The business owner suffered a non-life-threatening wound. One of the robbers suffered life-threatening injuries.

The two other suspects’ wounds were not life-threatening, police said.

All four robbers were documented gang members, police said.

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