An argument between two employees at a convenience store with one shooting the other in the leg, St. Louis police said.

A clerk at Northway Market, at 5590 West Florissant Avenue, argued with the cook, a 45-year-old man, about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, police said. The clerk, a 35-year-old man, shot the cook once in the leg.

The cook was taken to a hospital. His condition was not available but police said he was stable. The clerk was arrested on the scene and the gun was confiscated.

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