WBRZ - Baton Rouge

Authorities said two Henning, Tennessee post office employees were shot at their place of work Monday during a possible robbery attempt.

Officers are searching for a maroon Chevrolet Malibu with two men inside.

The FBI and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are helping the postal service investigate.

Henning, about 45 miles northeast of Memphis, was the hometown of "Roots" author Alex Haley.

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