Houston, Texas

From Houston’s KHOU.com of November 24, 2006

Armed store owner fights off two suspects

An armed store owner fought off two robbery suspects Thursday night, possibly shooting one of them, authorities said.

The incident happened at around 10 p.m. when the owner of the Silver Bell food store was leaving the business at Mount Houston and Northpost.

As the store owner was getting into his car, a man came at him and tried to take cash from the store. The store owner pulled out his gun and fired shots at the suspect.

Another suspect who was in the getaway vehicle, got out of the Expedition and starting firing a shotgun at the store owner, who then returned fire with the second suspect.

The suspects fled without taking anything. Police arrived and found blood trails from the story, so they think at least one suspect was hit by the store owner.

A few minutes later, authorities received word about a shooting victim in the 500 block of Gulf Bank. There, a 17-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound.

Authorities are investigating whether that person could be a suspect from the store robbery who was shot.