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A north side convenience store employee and a man attempting to rob the store were wounded Wednesday evening during an exchange of gunfire, according to Milwaukee police.

The employee, a 27-year-old man, and the alleged robber, a 25-year-old man shot by another employee, were wounded shortly after 6 p.m. in the 3800 block of W. North Ave., according to a news release from the Milwaukee Police Department.

The wounded employee and the alleged robber, who is in police custody, both suffered serious injuries, according to the release.

A 20-year-old man was also in custody, according to the release, which did not specify why he was arrested.

In a separate shooting, a 32-year-old man was wounded at 8 p.m. during a robbery in the 2800 block of N. 15th St.

The man's injury is not life-threatening and no one was in custody in connection with the shooting late Wednesday, according to the release.