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Published: May 14, 2008
A Family Dollar store employee was stabbed in the shoulder and ear Tuesday when she confronted a female shoplifting suspect outside the store, Tampa police say.
Amy Houck, 46, confronted Sonya Patrice Wyatt, 33, outside the Family Dollar at 6006 N. Nebraska Ave. about 6:15 p.m., police say. Wyatt stabbed Houck and threatened to stab Donella Ware, who tried to stop the fight, police said.
Houck was listed in stable condition at an area hospital.
Records show Wyatt is being held without bail at Orient Road Jail on charges including attempted murder, robbery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
No further information was immediately available.
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