Hialeah, Florida

From the Miami Herald of February 1, 2006

Hialeah security guard shot at supermarket

A supermarket security guard in Hialeah was shot with a pellet gun when two men tried to rob a Sedano's Supermarket earlier today.

Manuel Ferro, 80, an armed guard, fired back at the two men who immediately drove off, said Alvaro Nunez, a manager at Sedano's Supermarket, 3925 Palm Ave.

Shot near his right kidney, Ferro was transported to Jackson Medical Hospital at 3:30 a.m., his daughter Xiomara Ferro said.

But his injuries were not life threatening, and he will be back at work as soon as he recovers, she said.

''He's no coward,'' she said.

According to Nunez's account, two men walked through the door and shot him.

''Apparently [Ferro] shot them twice. They fled in a car. They didn't even get to go into the store,'' Nunez said.

It's not known if Ferro struck any of the suspects.