2 clerks shot in gunfight with game room robbers

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Monday, March 2, 2020
2 clerks shot in attempted robbery of game room
The attempted robbery turned into a gunfight between employees and four to five men.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The search is on for a group of men who barged into a south Houston game room and exchanged gunfire with employees, wounding both.

It happened in the 2900 block of Almeda Genoa Sunday night. Four to five masked men stormed the business with weapons, police said.

Gunfire broke out between the men and two game room employees. One employee was shot in the chest and the other was shot in the arm.

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The employee with the chest wound was last listed in critical condition. The other was stable.

The employees believe that one of the suspects was shot in the gun battle before the men took off. Police are still looking for the men involved.

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The call came in Sunday evening as a robbery, and HPD sent officers to the scene.