Durham clerk shoots robber with his own gun
The clerk at a Durham convenience store wrestled away a gun from a man attempting to rob him Monday night and turned the weapon on the would-be thief.
Posted — UpdatedPolice said they found Kevin White, 38, on Hillcrest Drive with a gunshot wound to his legs just before 10 p.m.
They linked him to a report of a shooting at robbery at the nearby Guess Road Mini Mart at 2014 Guess Road.
Clerk Zaid Omar said that a man matching White's description brought beer to the counter, then pulled a gun and declared his intention to rob the store. Omar said he struggled with the man, was able to get his gun and shot him.
“I took the gun from his hand, and we fight before I take the gun. And then I took the gun from him and shot him two times,” Omar said.
When the suspect ran, the Omar called police.
“It was scary. He wanted to shoot me. It was so scary,” Omar said, noting that it was the first time he had ever fired a gun.
Omar said he had to act because he feared for his life. “I did not want to shoot him," he said.
The experience has him considering getting a gun of his own.
After he was treated at an area hospital, White was charged with attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was being held at the Durham County Jail on $300,000 bond.
Police said the store clerk would not be charged for his role in the shooting.
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