Police search underway after store clerk fires at armed robber

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Police are looking for a gunman suspected of robbing a Shell station.

Police say around 7am, the man walked into the Shell station at Veterans Memorial at Beltway 8 and demanded cash.

The owner followed the suspect outside the store and shot at the thief, but it's still unclear if he was hit.

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"I drew upon my training and I did what I had to do to protect me and my co-worker," the clerk told Eyewitness News.

Canine units were called in to help search for the man. He is still at large.