Two teens charged in robbery where store owner was shot

Two Anniston teens have been arrested in connection with last weeks robbery of an Anniston convenience store in which the store owner was shot. 17 year old Angelo Smith, and 18 year old Teddrick Carr, are both charged with felony first-degree robbery and misdemeanor charges of carrying a firearm without a permit. Police say that Smith is charged as adults because he was a participant in a violent crime in which a weapon was involved. Police say that Carr, Smith and another man entered Black’s Grocery and More on West 15th Street, where One of the three suspects brandished a handgun and demanded money from the owner and a male witness. The witness was able to escape but the owner was shot in the chest after fighting with the suspects. The victim drove himself to his home two blocks away where he collapsed on the floor while his mother called Anniston EMS. The victim was taken to Regional Medical Center where he was in stable condition in the ICU Friday. The victim and the witness were able to pick Smith and Carr out of a lineup and officers obtained search warrants Police arrested Smith on Glen Addie Drive Tuesday after he tried to escape on foot and attempted to toss a 9 mm Smith & Wesson handgun as he fled. Officers arrested Carr Wednesday on the corner of 34th Street and Noble Street where he had been sitting in a green Ford Expedition. Carr was in possession of a .22-caliber handgun at the time of his arrest. Police say they have no leads on the third suspect as their investigation is continuing.