Battle Creek, Michigan

From the November 24, 2005 Battle Creek Enquirer:

Two men robbed an Emmett Township convenience store Wednesday, the 16th armed robbery in the Battle Creek area in a month.

The owner of Warman's Way Station at 149 Beadle Lake Road was struck in the head about 7:30 p.m. by one of the robbers, who was armed with a shotgun, and taken to Battle Creek Health System for treatment.

"Two men with knit hats and bandanas came in and assaulted him with the butt of a shotgun," said Frank Post, director of the Emmett Township Department of Public Safety. A female clerk was not hurt.

The men took cash and fled in a car. Post said the store owner, armed with his own shotgun, chased the men and someone fired at least one shot.