Deputies: Man attacked Dollar General employees in Greenville County
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect after two people were injured in a stabbing on Thursday night.
Deputies responded to a Dollar General along Augusta Road at around 8:55 p.m. after someone reported the incident.
According to investigators, 57-year-old Vincent Edward Booker showed up at the store to confront an employee over a previous dispute. He is accused of attacking the employee along with a second, unrelated employee using a bladed object.
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Both Dollar General employees were taken to the hospital where they are expected to recover.
Booker was not at the scene when deputies arrived, but they said he later showed up at the hospital with an injury from the incident and was taken into custody.
He is charged with two counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
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