Rock Hill store owner shot at would-be intruder, police say

A Rock Hill store owner shot at a teen he said was trying to break into his store on Simrill Street on Tuesday night, according to a Rock Hill Police Department report.

The man said he was asleep when he heard someone trying to get into his store, the report says.

The man told officers he saw a teen, about 17 years old, pulling on the front door of the store, the report says.

The store owner told police he fired a shot at the teen, who ran off, but he wasn’t sure if he hit the teen, the report says.

The man said he fired the Smith & Wesson .45 Colt through his window, but police said they didn’t find a bullet hole, the report says.

The police report says the business has been “repeatedly targeted over the years.” The name of the store was not listed on the report.

This story was originally published August 30, 2017 at 12:24 PM with the headline "Rock Hill store owner shot at would-be intruder, police say."