From the Redlands Daily Facts of July 18, 2006
Bandit shot dead by armed clerk
An armed clerk at a convenience store surprised a gunman attempting to rob the store Monday at 8:30 p.m., fatally wounding him.
The stricken bandit stumbled from Nader's Market at the three Star Plaza in the 25000 block of Redlands Boulevard to a waiting getaway car. He fell to the pavement as he tried to scramble into the vehicle. The getaway driver sped away, leaving his partner behind.
The wounded man was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center where he died shortly after 9 p.m., sheriff's deputies said.
The dead man was Latino and estimated to be in his late 20s or early 30s. No description of the getaway driver was available. Witnesses could only say the bandits' vehicle is a newer car.
A detective at the scene said the getaway driver could face a murder charge because his partner was killed during commission of a crime he participated in.
The identity of the clerk who did the shooting was withheld by investigators. No explanation was available at about 11:30 p.m. Monday as to how the clerk managed to turn the tables on the robber.
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