I remember the name of this town from Roots. It's terrible two lives were takem.
And for what?
Yahoo News reports that two gunmen opened fire Monday at a post office in a rural West Tennessee town that was home to "Roots" author Alex Haley, killing two workers during an attempted robbery.
The shooting happened Monday morning at the one-story, brick building in Henning, the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department said. District Attorney Mike Dunavant said Monday afternoon that authorities were looking for a vehicle but would not elaborate except to say the case involved "disturbing violence."
No arrests were made, and postal officials pleaded with the public to come forward with information about the crime.
The victims were identified by authorities as Judy Spray, 58, a rural carrier associate, and Paula Robinson, 33, a retail clerk.
The post office, which sits between a self-service car wash and a coin-operated laundry called "Mom's" in this town of about 1,200 people, often has residents coming in to pick up their mail. Home delivery isn't provided in Henning, some 45 miles northeast of Memphis.
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