MOBILE, Alabama -- Police are investigating a shooting at the Family Dollar store at 653 Stanton Rd. in west Mobile that involved two suspects, employees unloading merchandise and an armed customer who thwarted a robbery attempt.

According to a news release, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, a male suspect, armed with a gun, entered the rear of the store while employees unloaded a truck. The subject grabbed one of the employees and forced him to the front of the business, where he demanded money from the cash register, it stated.

It was during this time that a customer, armed with a handgun, approached the two and fired on the suspect, hitting him multiple times, the release said. A second male subject was seen running from the store.

The injured suspect was transported to a local hospital for treatment and will be charged with first-degree robbery. Neither he nor the customer involved in the shooting have been identified by investigators.

The Mobile Police Department is currently investigating the incident.