Suspected Thief Dies In Attempted Adult Store Robbery
Clerk, Suspected Robber Engage In Gun Battle
POSTED: 8:59 am CDT April 12,
2004
UPDATED: 9:05 am CDT April 12,
2004
HOUSTON -- A suspected robber was killed in a shootout with an adult store clerk in east Houston early Sunday morning.
Houston police said the man allegedly tried to rob a clerk at the Northshore Video and Smoke store on the Eastex Freeway around 3:30 a.m. Sunday.
Both men opened fire, injuring the store clerk and killing the suspected robber.The store clerk was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital. His condition was not released.Officials have not released the identity of the suspect.
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Houston police said the man allegedly tried to rob a clerk at the Northshore Video and Smoke store on the Eastex Freeway around 3:30 a.m. Sunday.Copyright 2004 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.








