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Blockbuster robbery in Anniston leaves four dead
Four young men were shot and killed during a robbery at a Blockbuster store in Anniston Alabama. Two employees Austin Joplin 22 and Douglas Neal 27 died at the scene and later at a regional hospital. Two customers Joseph Burch 21 and Andrew 19 were found dead in a back aisle. A suspect described as a 20 year old man with acne scars and long blond hair fled in a 1980s Ford Mustang. The Heflin robbery last Monday is linked. The store remained closed as police investigated.
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Anniston
Ala
Blockbuster
Wayne Chandler
Austin Joplin
Douglas Neal
Regional Medical Center
Bill Partridge
Joseph Burch
Andrew
Heflin