Downey, California

From Los Angeles’ CBS2.com of March 9, 2006

Store Clerk, Owner Wounds Suspect In Shootout

A robbery suspect was wounded in a shootout with the clerk and the owner of a Downey audio shop Thursday, police said.

Gunshots at First Class Audio, 8856 Rosecrans Ave., were reported at about 11:30 a.m., Downey police Sgt. Jeff Calhoun said. When officers arrived at the store, they found Salvador Ramos with multiple gunshots wounds.

Witnesses told police three men and a woman entered the business. Ramos, whose age and hometown were not immediately available, approached a sales clerk and brandished a handgun, Calhoun said.

The clerk, in fear for his life, retrieved his own handgun and began firing at Ramos. The store’s owner then pulled out his own gun and began firing at Ramos, too.

In return, the second suspect began firing at the owner and clerk. That suspect, the other man and the woman then fled in a red pickup truck or sport utility vehicle. Neither the store clerk nor the owner were hurt during the gun battle, Calhoun said.

The second suspect was described as being in his late 20s, 6 foot 3 inches tall, 250 pounds, wearing blue jeans, a pullover shirt and a large medical bandage on his neck.

The woman was described as being in her late 20s, of medium height and weight, wearing blue jeans and a sweater.

It is expected Ramos will be charged with attempted murder and attempted armed robbery, Calhoun said.