Police respond to a shooting at Miller Auto Sales.A worker at Miller Auto Sales shot a would-be robber twice in the chest Thursday when the man burst into the store wearing a mask and brandishing a gun.
The shooting happened at 4314 Rossville Blvd. around 1:50 p.m. Two other people were inside the car dealership with the worker when the man came inside, said Chattanooga police Sgt. Scott Bales.
The suspect, who has not been identified, was shot twice in the chest and was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. He underwent emergency surgery and was still alive Thursday afternoon.
The worker who fired the shots has not been identified by police. It’s too early to say whether the shooting was justified, Bales said.
Larry Essex, a customer at Miller Auto Sales, said the shop’s owner always keeps a gun handy. He said robberies happen often near Rossville Boulevard and that he doesn’t blame the worker for shooting the would-be robber.