A woman suspected of robbing the TJ Maxx at the Lansing Mall was killed while hiding in a trash compactor. Eaton County Undersheriff Fred McPhail tells wilx.com the woman and her sister were caught shoplifting just before 10am Monday. He says they sprayed mall security guards with mace and ran away. One suspect was found hiding behind the campactor at the Goodwill on Saginaw Highway. Deputies chased her to the Meijer and arrested her.

Delta Township firefighters were called to the Goodwill store at 10:15am for a report of a woman, who matched the description of the other suspect, trapped inside the trash compactor. The compactor had already been cycled on. Firefighters took her to a hospital, where she died from her injuries. She's been identified as 26-year-old Tyree Tate of Delta Township. The other suspect's name has not been released. Stay with News 10 and wilx.com for more details as they become available.