Milwaukee, Wisconsin



From Milwaukee‘s Journal Sentinel of December 15, 2004

Clerk chased off attacker after robbery, police say



Man says he was struck over the head with a bottle



A store clerk who was hit over the head with a bottle and robbed Tuesday pulled a handgun from behind the register and chased off his attacker, Milwaukee police said.



At 4:50 p.m., the robber struck the 41-year-old clerk at Star Food, in the 2500 block of W. Grant St., with a bottle, briefly knocking him unconscious, said Sgt. Ken Harris, police spokesman.



According to Harris, the robber stole money from the cash register and grabbed the victim's car keys. As the robber went to get into the car, the clerk grabbed a gun, ran outside and confronted his attacker, who then ran. The gun was legal to have behind the business counter, Harris said.



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