Police Say Robber Shot, Killed By Clerk
Police Still Searching For Getaway Driver
POSTED: Saturday, May 24, 2008
UPDATED: 11:19 pm CDT May 25,
2008
SAN ANTONIO -- According to police, a man was killed Friday night after he was shot by a clerk during an armed robbery of a convenience store in the 1400 block of Brunswick Boulevard.
Police Chief William McManus said the robber came in, pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded cash.
The clerk then gave the robber the cash, police said, but the clerk then shot the man before he could run out of the store.
Police said the robber then jumped into a getaway car, but was found dead inside the car a few blocks away. The cash was also inside.
Police are still looking for the getaway driver. The clerk has not been charged in the death, police said, citing self defense.
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