Houston, Texas

From the Houston Chronicle of May 31, 2006

Clerk fatally shoots robber at liquor store

A liquor store clerk shot and killed one of two armed men who tried to rob the southwest Houston business Wednesday night, police said.

"Two suspects came in; only one came out," said Houston Police Department investigator A. Taravello.

The men tried to rob the R-N-R Liquor store in the 10200 block of Beechnut about 7:30 p.m. when gunfire erupted, police said.

The clerk was wounded in the leg.

His condition was not available Wednesday night, but Taravello said he thought the injuries were not life-threatening.

"I am assuming guns were pulled on him. There are guns in there," the investigator said.

The other gunman fled.