Police: Store clerk shot suspect during Knightdale robbery

According to officers with the Knightdale Police Department, 21-year-old Tevin Cameron Horton, of Wendell, was armed with a revolver when he entered the store shortly before midnight. Police said Horton pointed the gun at the lone store clerk and demanded money. The clerk, 32-year-old Basheer Aldafari, briefly struggled with Horton over the weapon.

Aldafari then attempted to retreat to an area of safety within the store, but was followed by Horton. Officials said Aldafari produced his own gun and fired at his attacker, who fled the scene.

Officers soon learned of a report of a second shooting near Delta River Way in Knightdale. When they arrived, they found Horton suffering from a single, non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the buttocks and lower back.

Horton told officers he had been shot in a drive-by, but video surveillance showed Horton at the scene of the earlier crime.

Aldafari did not sustain any serious injuries during the attack and robbery.

Following his treatment at a local hospital, Horton was booked into the Wake County Detention Center on charges of Armed Robbery and Assault with a Deadly Weapon. His bond is set at $75,000.