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Holdup victim shot, killed by police
By Jennifer Peebles / Staff Writer
Two Metro police officers shot and killed a Madison store owner who was firing at two robbery suspects last night, police said.
Chong Hwan An, 49, of Madison, owner of Boutique World salon, was shot to death in the parking lot near his store in the Madison Square Shopping Center on Gallatin Road South, a strip mall anchored by an Aldi food store.
An was shot by two on-duty Metro officers when the officers ordered him to put down his weapon, and he instead continued to fire at the man and woman who had just robbed his store, Metro Police spokesman Don Aaron said last night.
The two officers, John Nicholson and Mark Bradshaw of Metro's East Sector, were leaving the Piccadilly Cafeteria in the same shopping center when they heard the gunfire.
Both have been placed on routine administrative assignment while the shooting is investigated, Metro Police Capt. Steve Anderson said.
The incident last night was the third police-involved fatal shooting since March 30.
Family members spoke of An as a very hard worker. A Nashville resident for seven years, he immigrated to the United States from South Korea 25 years ago, said his brother-in-law, Han D. Lee.
Lee owns the Seoul Sports Wear store in the same shopping center. His brother-in-law was shot on the sidewalk in front of Lee's store.
The series of events began when a man and a woman held up Boutique World at 838 Madison Square, the salon owned by An, about 7:30 p.m. and took an undisclosed amount of money from An and his wife after holding a gun to their heads, Aaron said.
An then pulled a .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol he had concealed on his person and exchanged several shots with the robbers in his store, Aaron said.
The two robbery suspects then ran out of the salon and carjacked a Jeep in a nearby parking lot, ordering out of it a woman and her daughter, Anderson said.
An dashed out of his store and followed the suspects, firing at them while they fled in the Jeep, Aaron said.
The officers, then coming out of the restaurant, heard the gunshots, "saw Mr. An with the weapon and ordered him to drop the gun," Aaron said. They were not aware of the robbery that had just occurred at Boutique World and the shootings that had taken place there, Aaron said.
When he continued to fire at the fleeing suspects, they shot An from about 40 yards away, Aaron said. Both officers were believed to have fired at An, Anderson said.
Police were not sure last night if there was a language barrier that might have impeded An's understanding of the officers' commands, Anderson said.
Meanwhile, the Jeep sped away and was later found abandoned near the shopping center.
Jennifer Szostecki, 17, of Nashville, was in custody last night, Aaron said, and she was expected to be charged with various offenses today in Davidson County Juvenile Court.
Police found on her an amount of money they believe was taken in the holdup at Boutique World, Aaron said. Police were still searching for the male suspect late last night. The occupants of the carjacked Jeep were not injured in the ordeal, police said.
In the other recent police shootings, officers killed Timothy Hayworth, 18, on March 30. Investigators said four policemen -- Officer Andy Belew, robbery detective Sgt. Freddie Stromatt and detectives Mike Chastain and Bill Stroud -- fired on Hayworth, a robbery suspect, because he tried to run them down with his car.
Ten days later, on April 9, a man stopped for speeding, Larry Davis, 25, was shot in the back of the head and neck while inside his car after Metro officers Jeff Bauer, 30, and Scott McGonigle, 30, feared he was about to run over Bauer, the officers' attorneys said.
Just last week, on April 12, the Madison Square Shopping Center parking lot was the site of another shooting incident -- this one not involving police -- after several men got into an argument. That gunfire was not fatal to anyone.
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Holdup victim shot, killed by police
By Jennifer Peebles / Staff Writer
Two Metro police officers shot and killed a Madison store owner who was firing at two robbery suspects last night, police said.
Chong Hwan An, 49, of Madison, owner of Boutique World salon, was shot to death in the parking lot near his store in the Madison Square Shopping Center on Gallatin Road South, a strip mall anchored by an Aldi food store.
An was shot by two on-duty Metro officers when the officers ordered him to put down his weapon, and he instead continued to fire at the man and woman who had just robbed his store, Metro Police spokesman Don Aaron said last night.
The two officers, John Nicholson and Mark Bradshaw of Metro's East Sector, were leaving the Piccadilly Cafeteria in the same shopping center when they heard the gunfire.
Both have been placed on routine administrative assignment while the shooting is investigated, Metro Police Capt. Steve Anderson said.
The incident last night was the third police-involved fatal shooting since March 30.
Family members spoke of An as a very hard worker. A Nashville resident for seven years, he immigrated to the United States from South Korea 25 years ago, said his brother-in-law, Han D. Lee.
Lee owns the Seoul Sports Wear store in the same shopping center. His brother-in-law was shot on the sidewalk in front of Lee's store.
The series of events began when a man and a woman held up Boutique World at 838 Madison Square, the salon owned by An, about 7:30 p.m. and took an undisclosed amount of money from An and his wife after holding a gun to their heads, Aaron said.
An then pulled a .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol he had concealed on his person and exchanged several shots with the robbers in his store, Aaron said.
The two robbery suspects then ran out of the salon and carjacked a Jeep in a nearby parking lot, ordering out of it a woman and her daughter, Anderson said.
An dashed out of his store and followed the suspects, firing at them while they fled in the Jeep, Aaron said.
The officers, then coming out of the restaurant, heard the gunshots, "saw Mr. An with the weapon and ordered him to drop the gun," Aaron said. They were not aware of the robbery that had just occurred at Boutique World and the shootings that had taken place there, Aaron said.
When he continued to fire at the fleeing suspects, they shot An from about 40 yards away, Aaron said. Both officers were believed to have fired at An, Anderson said.
Police were not sure last night if there was a language barrier that might have impeded An's understanding of the officers' commands, Anderson said.
Meanwhile, the Jeep sped away and was later found abandoned near the shopping center.
Jennifer Szostecki, 17, of Nashville, was in custody last night, Aaron said, and she was expected to be charged with various offenses today in Davidson County Juvenile Court.
Police found on her an amount of money they believe was taken in the holdup at Boutique World, Aaron said. Police were still searching for the male suspect late last night. The occupants of the carjacked Jeep were not injured in the ordeal, police said.
In the other recent police shootings, officers killed Timothy Hayworth, 18, on March 30. Investigators said four policemen -- Officer Andy Belew, robbery detective Sgt. Freddie Stromatt and detectives Mike Chastain and Bill Stroud -- fired on Hayworth, a robbery suspect, because he tried to run them down with his car.
Ten days later, on April 9, a man stopped for speeding, Larry Davis, 25, was shot in the back of the head and neck while inside his car after Metro officers Jeff Bauer, 30, and Scott McGonigle, 30, feared he was about to run over Bauer, the officers' attorneys said.
Just last week, on April 12, the Madison Square Shopping Center parking lot was the site of another shooting incident -- this one not involving police -- after several men got into an argument. That gunfire was not fatal to anyone.
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