ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis police say a would-be robber is dead after a shootout with a convenience store clerk.
The shooting happened just before 4 a.m. Monday at a 7-Eleven store. Police say a 30-year-old man announced a robbery to a female clerk who was outside on a smoking break.
The woman had a gun and exchanged gunfire with the suspect. The man was shot in the chest, arm and thigh and was taken to a hospital, where he died.
The 35-year-old clerk was shot twice in the leg. Details about her condition were not immediately available.
Names have not been released.
Police say two guns were recovered at the scene.
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