Store robber shot by employee in Phoenix
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Posted: 01/31/2012
PHOENIX - A man who attempted to rob a Phoenix smoke shop Tuesday night was shot by an employee at the store.
Police say the a man tried to rob the 'Smoke 4 Less' smoke shop at the intersection of Cave Creek Road and Union Hills Drive.
The suspect had a gun but so did the worker behind the counter.
Phoenix police spokesman James Holmes said the suspect fled the scene, but ended up at the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The store employee was not injured.
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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