Detroit, Michigan



From Detroit’s WXYZ.com of January 20, 2005

Police Investigate Robbery



Police are trying to sort out what happened when bullets flew during a robbery at a west Detroit party store and left the suspect with a gunshot wound.



It was just after midnight at 3-B Party Shoppe when workers say a man walked in acting like he was about to buy something, but then pulled out a gun.



A worker at the party store, who asked to remain anonymous, saw it happen.



"He pulled the gun from his waistband, said, ‘This is how it’s going to be. Show me your hands and empty out the register.’ We gave him the money and he left," he recalled Thursday.



The worker says that’s when he and one of the store’s owners grabbed their guns and went outside after the robber.



"We were just trying to see what he was driving, get a description of him, see which way he went," the store worker told Action News. "We heard shots fired, so we were in fear for our life at that point."



They say the robber fired at them, so they fired back. They also shot out one of his tires.



"He took off in his vehicle, so we didn’t’ know if he was hit or not," the store clerk added. "I guess they found him down the street. He had called the ambulance."



Police say the robber was hit twice and taken to the hospital.



"We’re not happy to see him shot or anything, but thank God none of us are hurt or nothing," store co-owner Hisham Farran said.



"You really don’t think," the clerk explained. "You just try to make sure your life is saved, because you never know what he’s going to do."



As of Thursday night, Detroit Police had not found the money that was stolen from the party store. They did find a gun nearby, but had not yet found out if it belongs to the suspect.



Police told Action News they are still investigating. The suspect is in their custody at the hospital.