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SHAWNEE, Kan. - A Kansas City affiliate, says a store owner was killed and three men were shot during a robbery attempt at a Shawnee self-defense shop Friday afternoon.
It happened around 2:10 p.m. Friday at Johnson Drive and Nieman Road in the city of Shawnee.
Police said the male store owner was shot. He is identified as Jon Bieker. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. Two of the three botched robbers suffered critical injuries in an apparent shootout with the owners. Shawnee police say two other men ran from the scene.
While searching for the two suspects, authorities received a call from a resident a local resident who reported someone was knocking on her back door. Police found the two suspects, one of them had a gunshot wound. The third suspect is reported to be OK.
The owner's wife was not shot, but was punched in the face and body. She was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The self defense store is named She's A Pistol. It is a personal protection and self-defense training service.