PLANT CITY — A 23-year-old man was arrested Friday on charges that he shot a gas station clerk in the face earlier this week, according to Plant City police.

Emarjai Tyrel Walker was arrested at his home at the Park Springs Apartments on charges of attempted murder with a firearm causing great bodily harm and robbery of under $300 with a firearm causing great bodily harm, police said.

He lives about a 4-minute walk from the scene of the shooting, police said, which took place at about 12:01 a.m. Monday at the Sunoco gas station and store at 2911 James L. Redman Parkway and Charlie Griffin Road.

Emarjai Tyrel Walker was arrested on charges of attempted murder with a firearm causing great bodily harm and robbery of under $300 with a firearm causing great bodily harm, according to Plant City police. This photo is from a 2017 arrest. [ HIllsborough County Sheriff's Office ]

Video from the incident shows that the store clerk had just opened the cash register and had his hands in the air when a masked robber shot him in the face and fled on foot, police said.

The robber entered the store, produced a handgun, and ordered the clerk to open the cash register, police said. The armed robber, face covered, wore a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves and a black hat. The clerk opened the register and the robber collected some of the cash.

The clerk was just standing with his hands in the air, police said, the robber abruptly shot him in the face.

The wounded man was hospitalized and remains in serious condition, Plant City police said Friday. No other details about the case were released by police.