Shots were fired at a mugging suspect in a grocery store parking lot in Clinton on Tuesday.

A call to Clinton police said a man was accosting an elderly woman outside the Kroger on U.S. Hwy. 80 at around 3:50 p.m., WJTV reported. The man took the woman’s purse, WAPT reported. As the suspect drove away in a black Kia, another shopper in the fired a shot at the vehicle.

The victim was transported by ambulance to an area hospital, where she was treated for minor injuries, authorities said.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477).

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