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An armed delivery man thwarted a robbery at a Clayton County fast food restaurant Saturday morning by shooting the suspect, police said.
Officers responded to a robbery in progress at the Hardee’s on Anvil Block Road in Ellenwood about 6:30 a.m., Clayton County police said.
While they were en route, a man delivering bread to the restaurant saw what was happening and challenged the robbery suspect by pulling out his own gun, authorities said.
A “short gun battle ensued,” leaving the robbery suspect wounded, police said. The suspect, identified as Demario Kentrell Parris, managed to escape the restaurant after getting shot twice, but he was later arrested at a home on Jewell Terrance Road.
In a news release, Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill said the bread delivery man — identified as Joseph Chilton — has been named an honorary deputy.
Parrish remains in the hospital, where he is recovering from his gunshot wounds, authorities said. It’s unclear what he will be charged with. Nobody else was injured in the shooting.