SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police say a convenience store clerk shot at a man trying to rob his store overnight.
The incident happened around 12:20 a.m. Friday at a 7-Eleven convenience store in the 800 block of San Pedro Avenue, just north of downtown.
According to police, the suspect entered the store brandishing a handgun and then demanded cash from the register. That’s when, police say, the 28-year-old clerk managed to get out his own gun and exchanged gunfire with the suspect.
Police said the clerk thought he shot the suspect, but the man ran from the scene northbound.
Authorities say a 34-year-old male customer was inside the store at the time of the shooting and was grazed in the leg by a bullet. He received medical treatment from emergency crews at the scene.
SAPD said the clerk was not injured in the incident. Officers searched the area using both the Eagle helicopter and K9 units, but the suspect was not found.
The San Antonio Police Department, the San Antonio Fire Department and EMS all responded to the call.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.