Robbers killed at store; accomplice charged

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An accomplice of two armed robbers who were shot and killed by a store manager has been charged with murder in the deaths of the robbers, police said.

Aaron C. Weathers Jr., 26, was charged Tuesday evening with two counts each of second-degree murder and armed criminal action, police Sgt. Tony Sanders said. Weathers was being held on $100,000 bond.

Police said Weathers was an accomplice of Khalid Mims, 19, and Alvin James III, 27, both of Kansas City, who burst into a supermarket about 7:45 p.m. Monday and were shot by a store manager.

No charges were filed against the manager or the clerk who were in the store at the time.

Police have said the store employees appeared to have acted in self-defense.

"At this point, there's nothing to make us think this was anything other than a robbery gone bad," Campbell. said.