Galt, California



From the November 15, 2003, Sacramento Bee:

A botched robbery Friday afternoon ended with a bloody shootout in a Galt grocery that left one man dead and another injured.



As many as 12 people were in the Compadres Market at the time, and Galt Police Lt. Ken Erickson said they were fortunate to survive unharmed.



"With the number of people and the number of shots, we're very, very lucky there were not more people injured," Erickson said.



The dead man, whom police have not identified, was thought to be one of the robbers. One robber, and possibly a second, is still at large.



A clerk, whom police would not identify, fired at the suspects and was shot once in the small of the back. He was transported to the UC Davis Medical Center by helicopter and was in good condition, police said.