TWO PEOPLE ROB KINGSPORT STORE, THEN GETAWAY DRIVER HITS EMPLOYEE

Police are trying to identify shoplifting suspects who were also involved in an employee being struck by a car in Kingsport. The Kingsport Police Department reports that the robbery happened at around 5 p.m. on September 24 at Dunham's Sports in the Fort Henry Mall. A man and woman are accused of stealing about $300 in clothing and left to an older model Jeep Grand Cherokee that was employee approached the car and the driver accelerated striking the employee and knocking him to the ground causing minor injuries. The Jeep fled the scene. The two shoplifting suspects were seen on surveillance cameras inside the store. If anyone has information on the suspects or the Jeep, they are asked to call the KPD. 

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