Maybe, Just Maybe, Punching That Armed Clerk Was A Bad Idea

By Bob Owens | 9:29 AM | February 14, 2017

A strong-arm robbery suspect in Houston tangled with the wrong convenience store clerk Monday afternoon, and will be spending Valentine’s Day not with flowers and candy, but with IVs and at least one new orifice.

A convenience store clerk shot a robbery suspect at a gas station in south Houston on Monday afternoon, police said.

According to the Houston Police Department, the shooting happened around 3:50 p.m. at a gas station on Cullen at Yellowstone.

The clerk said the suspect walked into the store and demanded money before punching him in the face. The clerk then pulled out his gun and fired three shots at the man.

The suspect was transported to a hospital; police haven’t confirmed how many times the suspect was hit. The suspect has undergone surgery at the hospital.

The clerk is cooperating with police in the investigation. If the clerk fired while being attacked then this will likely be ruled a legitimate case of self-defense.

Bob Owens is the Editor of BearingArms.com. Bob is a graduate of roughly 400 hours of professional firearms training classes, including square range and force-on force work with handguns and carbines. He is a past volunteer instructor with Project Appleseed. He most recently received his Vehicle Close Quarters Combat Instructor certification from Centrifuge Training, and is the author of the short e-book, So You Want to Own a Gun. He can be found on Twitter at bob_owens.