Houston crime: Suspect shot while committing robbery at convenience store
Photo from the scene. (Source: Houston Police Department Twitter)
HOUSTON - A gunfight unfolded at a north Houston gas station between an armed couple and two would-be robbers, according to authorities.
Houston police say a woman noticed two armed men get out of separate vehicles at a gas station in the 8600 block Fulton Street around 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Houston police say she called her husband who was inside the store. The husband and wife were both armed.
In the midst of the two suspects' attempted robbery, police say a gunfight erupted. One of the suspects was struck, while the other fled in a green Charger.
Neither the husband nor the wife sustained any injuries.
The injured suspect was transported by ambulance to a nearby medical facility, where he is expected to survive.