Germantown, TN- Jewelry store robbed, shots fired by staff, GPD says

Germantown, TN– A Germantown jewelry store was robbed during a smash and grab Monday afternoon. Germantown Police Department officials said officers responded at roughly 1 p.m. Monday to a robbery at a jewelry store on South Germantown Road.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that suspects occupying two vehicles targeted the business,” GPD officials told ABC24. “One of the vehicles was used to crash into the store’s entrance, allowing the suspects to gain access to the showroom.”

“No injuries were reported by staff members,” GPD officials said.

GPD officials said that officers have recovered a vehicle involved in the robbery and one person of interest is in custody. That person of interest is being treated at a hospital for a gunshot wound.

GPD officials said they would provide more information as it becomes available, and that this is an active and ongoing investigation.

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