COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A robbery suspect found himself on the other end of a firearm, and the clerk says he pulled the trigger.
NBC 4’s Matt Alvarez reported with the FAST FACTS in this developing story.
Columbus police were called to a BP gas station on East 17th Avenue shortly after midnight Tuesday.
Witnesses told police they heard a gunshot and saw a man laying outside in the gas station’s parking lot.
The clerk told police he was closing for the night when an individual attempted to rob the store. That’s when the clerk says he shot the suspect, officials said.
The suspect was transported to OSU Medical Center and currently is in critical condition.
CPD continued to investigate the overnight Northeast Side shooting.
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