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Investigators Look For Witness In Pawn-Shop Shooting
POSTED: 10:24 pm EDT August 13, 2006
UPDATED: 11:33 pm EDT August 13, 2006
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Investigators are still looking for the man who opened fire in a Greenville County pawn shop on Saturday, killing the owner and wounding an employee.
To help find him, they're looking for a customer who may have seen the shooter in the parking lot.
Henson's death was the 13th homicide this year in Greenville County.
When deputies entered the Fast Cash Pawn Shop on White Horse Road about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, they found owner Tim Henson shot to death.
An employee who was wounded in the shooting called 911.
He was able to give the deputies a description of the shooter and other information about the robbery that investigators said was the reason for the crime.
Investigators said the suspect left with merchandise from the shop, but investigators declined to say what.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is working on the case.
"This pawn shop did deal in firearms, taking firearms in on pawn and selling new firearms," Greenville County Sheriff's Master Deputy Tony Lee told WYFF News 4's Tracy Atwood. "(ATF) can help us by going in doing an audit on the guns to tell us if there are guns missing compared with the records from the pawn shop."
Detectives are searching for a witness who may also have seen the shooter.
Investigators said they believe the shooter told one or more customers in the parking lot that the pawn shop was closed.
"We think that our lead to help clear this case may come from someone in the public that did see something," Lee said. "Something suspicious or someone acting in an unusual way, or maybe leaving that area."
Deputies said that the customer they're looking for was driving a white vehicle, probably a pickup truck. They're asking that person to call the sheriff's office.
The national pawnbroker's association is offering a $10,000 reward in the case.
The suspect is described as a bald white male, about 5 feet, 10 inches tall with a slim build. He is described as being 20-25 years old with a thin beard.
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Tim was a super nice guy. I had the pleasure of speaking with him and doing business with him at a few gun shows. Fast Cash Pawn seemed to always have the best prices and customer service.
Investigators Look For Witness In Pawn-Shop Shooting
POSTED: 10:24 pm EDT August 13, 2006
UPDATED: 11:33 pm EDT August 13, 2006
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Investigators are still looking for the man who opened fire in a Greenville County pawn shop on Saturday, killing the owner and wounding an employee.
To help find him, they're looking for a customer who may have seen the shooter in the parking lot.
Henson's death was the 13th homicide this year in Greenville County.
When deputies entered the Fast Cash Pawn Shop on White Horse Road about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, they found owner Tim Henson shot to death.
An employee who was wounded in the shooting called 911.
He was able to give the deputies a description of the shooter and other information about the robbery that investigators said was the reason for the crime.
Investigators said the suspect left with merchandise from the shop, but investigators declined to say what.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is working on the case.
"This pawn shop did deal in firearms, taking firearms in on pawn and selling new firearms," Greenville County Sheriff's Master Deputy Tony Lee told WYFF News 4's Tracy Atwood. "(ATF) can help us by going in doing an audit on the guns to tell us if there are guns missing compared with the records from the pawn shop."
Detectives are searching for a witness who may also have seen the shooter.
Investigators said they believe the shooter told one or more customers in the parking lot that the pawn shop was closed.
"We think that our lead to help clear this case may come from someone in the public that did see something," Lee said. "Something suspicious or someone acting in an unusual way, or maybe leaving that area."
Deputies said that the customer they're looking for was driving a white vehicle, probably a pickup truck. They're asking that person to call the sheriff's office.
The national pawnbroker's association is offering a $10,000 reward in the case.
The suspect is described as a bald white male, about 5 feet, 10 inches tall with a slim build. He is described as being 20-25 years old with a thin beard.
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Tim was a super nice guy. I had the pleasure of speaking with him and doing business with him at a few gun shows. Fast Cash Pawn seemed to always have the best prices and customer service.