SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. -- An armed robber was killed by a customer at an Upstate Waffle House early Saturday, according to Spartanburg County deputies.
The shooting happened at the Waffle House on Chesnee Highway just after 1 a.m.
According to an incident report, two armed men entered the restaurant and tried to rob it. A customer in the Waffle House, who is a concealed weapon permit holder, was also armed with a handgun and attempted to hold the suspects at gunpoint until law enforcement could arrive, deputies said.
Deputies said one of the robbery suspects pointed his gun at the customer, and the customer then shot the man, who died on the scene.
"The gentlemen said it scared him. He thought he was gonna die, so he shot the armed robbery suspect," said Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright.
The suspect has been identified by the Spartanburg County coroner as 19-year-old Dante Lamont Williams. of Roebuck, SC.
An autopsy was scheduled for later on Saturday.
[Kenneth Jowan Craig]
Kenneth Jowan Craig
Sunday deputies announced they had found the second suspect in the shooting.
Deputies arrested Kenneth Jowan Craig, 29, and charged him with armed robbery and possession of a deadly weapon during a violent crime.
The Spartanburg County Violent Crimes Unit is still investigating.
Wright said he made the decision not to release the name of the customer who shot and killed the suspect.
The incident follows Wright's recent encouragement to citizens to get concealed weapons permits and to arm themselves against criminals.
"This guy defended his life and the life of others at the Waffle House by law and by the Constitution. We will not be charging this gentleman," Wright said.
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