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Gas station clerk shot after giving money to robber

Posted at 6:15 AM, Jul 20, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-20 06:15:12-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- A gas station clerk was hospitalized Thursday morning after they were shot by a gas station clerk on Indianapolis' southeast side.

The incident happened around 3 a.m., at a Marathon gas station near the intersection of Sherman Drive and Raymond Street. 

A spokesperson with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said a man entered the gas station and demanded money. The clerk gave the suspect money when asked, but the suspect still shot him. 

The clerk was hit in the leg and is expected to be OK.

Police are still looking for the shooter.