Miami, Florida

From Miami’s Local10.com of June 13, 2006

Store Owner, Employee, Boy Shot During Holdup

Robbery Turned Into Shootout

A robbery that turned into a shootout at a market left three people hospitalized Tuesday.

According to robbery detectives, two armed men wearing skullcaps went into Carmen's Market at 1186 NW 103 St. and demanded money.

Police said that an employee immediately handed over money as the owner of the business armed himself with a handgun.

It was not clear who fired the first shot, but the robbers fired, striking the owner and the employee and grazing a juvenile customer that was in the market at the time, according to investigators.

Police said that the robbers fled the scene in a black Nissan Maxima with tinted windows and chrome rims. Two other black males were in the vehicle with the subjects.

The owner and the employee were transported to Ryder Trauma Center in critical but stable condition. The boy is being treated in an area hospital and is expected to be OK.

There was no word as to whether either of the robbery suspects was wounded in the shootout.