Missouri Self-Defense: Store clerk shoots robbery suspect in Maplewood :: 12/10/2020

MAPLEWOOD, Mo. (AP) — A robbery suspect is hospitalized after being shot by a store clerk in suburban St. Louis. Police say they won’t likely ask for charges against the clerk, who they say acted in self-defense.

The incident happened Wednesday night in Maplewood. Police say the 21-year-old suspect was found inside the break room of the Boost Mobile store. He had been shot three times and underwent surgery. Police say the Boost Mobile employee was alone when the man came in with a gun. The employee was able to pull out his own gun and shoot the suspect. The clerk was unhurt.

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