HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities say a store clerk is alive after being shot multiple times during a robbery in southeast Houston on Wednesday.
The Houston Police Department said the shooting happened at about 1:30 a.m. outside a convenience store on Barberry Drive near Scott Street.
According to HPD Lt. R. Willkens, the store clerk was closing up for the night, shutting panels on the front of the store, when two men approached him in ski masks.
Willkens said the clerk was carrying a bag of money that the suspects were after.
“He (the clerk) ended up getting shot once initially in the very front of the store, and he took off running around the side — collapsed on the side of the store. The bad guys got back over him and started fighting to get the bag, got the bag, and shot him several more times. And then they took off on foot,” the sergeant said.
Willkens said the worker may have been shot up to eight times.
“Right after the shooting occurred, several of our sergeants got there very quickly and gave him a lot of help, first aid,” Willkens said. “So far, our victim is living, so prayers for him. Hopefully, he will be OK.”
Police said, at this point, they have no one in custody.
Investigators said there was about $1,500 in the bag the clerk was carrying.
While there are no arrests, police said they hope surveillance at the store can help find the suspects.
Anyone with information is urged to contact HPD at 713-308-8800 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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