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BEAUMONT, Texas — A 62-year-old Beaumont man is in custody at a hospital after he was shot multiple times during a late Friday night robbery.
Beaumont Police responded to the Everest Food Mart located in the 2800 block of Eastex Freeway after receiving a call about a robbery in progress. The call came in shortly after 11:30 p.m.
Officer Haley Morrow told a 12News crew at the scene that a store clerk called and said a man entered the store with a knife and robbed her. That man was later identified as William Coleman, according to a Beaumont Police Department release.
While police were on their way to the scene, they were told the clerk had shot Coleman multiple times. Officers arrived at the store within minutes of receiving the initial call.
Coleman was taken to an area hospital to be treated for serious injuries. He was later charged with aggravated robbery.
Once Coleman is released from the hospital, he will be taken to the Jefferson County Jail and held there on a $250,000 bond.
The clerk suffered minor injuries.
Officer Morrow told 12News an initial investigation suggests Coleman entered the store and attacked the clerk with a knife, at which point the clerk pulled out a gun and shot him.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.