Queens, New York



From the New York Post of March 25, 2004:

CLERK SHOOTS HOLD-UP MAN



An attempted robbery at a Queens bodega led to gunplay last night when an armed clerk shot the bandit in the head, police said.



Devin Keitt, 26, allegedly tried to rob at gunpoint the Ramon Food Market on 107th Avenue in Ozone Park at 8 p.m., cops said.



But he was foiled by Edwin Marte, 35, who shot Keitt once in the head with an unlicensed gun, police sources said.



Keitt managed to run almost a block and a half from the bodega before collapsing, according to a police source.



He was rushed to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition.



Police sources said Marte is facing a weapons charge and Keitt is facing attempted robbery and weapons charges.

In most of America, of course, having a gun in one's store would not be a criminal act.