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Arizona gas station clerk shoots armed robbery suspect who threatened customer with gun

The clerk took action when the gunman aimed his weapon at a customer

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A gas station clerk, simply identified as Brian, shot an armed robbery suspect early Wednesday morning. (Screenshot FOX 10 Phoenix) 

January 19, 2023
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AVONDALE, Ariz. – An Arizona gas station clerk shot an armed robbery suspect as the perpetrator threatened the clerk and a customer by aiming a gun at them, officials said.

A gunman hiding behind a mask came into the Food Mart at a Chevron gas station in the city of Avondale just before 5 a.m. Wednesday and pointed his firearm at the clerk as well as a customer, Avondale Police told FOX 10 Phoenix. The graveyard clerk told the news outlet the suspect mumbled the words “rob” and “money.”

“In all reality, he didn’t need to say anything,” the clerk, identified as Brian, said. “The moment he pointed the gun at me, it was pretty obvious what he was there for.”

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A gas station clerk shot an armed robbery suspect early Wednesday morning in Arizona. (Screenshot KSAZ-TV)

Brian said the gunman aimed the weapon at a customer, so he took action with his own firearm to defend the person in the store, and shot the suspect. He told a local reporter that he has personally trained for such encounters, particularly working the graveyard shift. 

“The suspect became distracted by another person in the store and the store employee took the opportunity to pull out and use his own firearm, shooting and injuring the suspect,” the Avondale Police Department said in a statement.

The suspect was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. No one else was injured during the crime. Police have not yet identified the perpetrator, FOX reported.

Naturally, investigators will review surveillance tape from inside the store and interview witnesses as part of their investigation, authorities said.

There were no further details immediately available as the investigation remains ongoing.


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