http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Beaumont-robbery-target-shoots-assailant-3781212.php

 

A Beaumont man was shot during an armed robbery attempt.

 

The wounded man was the would-be robber, who pointed a shotgun at another man and demanded money as the man was getting into his vehicle at Walgreens on College Street late Friday, according to a Beaumont Police Department report.

 

The intended victim, a concealed handgun licence holder, managed to retrieve his gun and fired a shot at the robber, who dropped the shotgun and ran away.

 

Patrol officers quickly began searching for suspect assisted by police dogs. A man matching the robber's description with a gunshot wound to the hip was found behind a business near Corley and Interstate 10. The intended victim positively identified the suspect as his assailant.

 

The 24-year-old man was taken to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment of his wound before being booked into the Jefferson County jail on an aggravated robbery charge. He was also wanted on two outstanding burglary warrants and a pending unrelated aggravated robbery warrant.

 

Officers located a stolen car near the scene of the attempted robbery that was subsequently tied to the crime as well.

 

The Enterprise withheld the suspect's identity pending arraignment on the charges

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