Charlotte Pizza Hut employee shoots, kills attempted robber

CHARLOTTE, NC (WTVD) -- A Charlotte Pizza Hut employee shot and killed a man who was trying to rob the restaurant early Sunday morning, WSOC reports.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said three people tried to rob the Pizza Hut around 1:40 a.m.

Police said an employee fired his personal handgun at one of the suspects. The intruder died at the scene and has not been identified.

Authorities also said they found the intruder's gun he was carrying when he was shot at the scene.

The two other suspects ran away on foot and have not yet been found.

Read more from WSOC here.

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