Liquor store clerk shoots robber in late-night stand off

A suspected robber is in critical condition after a store clerk shot him during at attempted robbery at a Houston liquor store, according to reports.

A man walked in to the store at Beechnut and Wilcrest, KHOU said, and tried to grab cash from the register. When the store clerk refused, the robber hit him, the report said.

The store clerk pulled out a gun and shot him, leaving him in critical condition.