Store clerk stops 3 would-be robbers, shooting one; all suspects in custody: HCSO
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - A convenience store clerk stopped an attempted robbery, sending one suspect to the hospital.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says units responded to the C-Store in the 15000 block of West Rd. on Monday morning.
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Preliminary investigation shows two suspects entered the business while a third waited outside in a car.
One of the suspects in the store was armed with a gun and attempted to rob the clerk. According to the sheriff, that's when a struggle ensued and the clerk, who was also armed, shot the suspect.
EMS transported the suspect to Ben Taub Hospital in critical condition. The store clerk was unharmed.
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Harris County sheriff's deputies detained the two other possible suspects.
Investigators are at the scene.