Cable repairman shoots armed robber in Northline

An 18-year-old man was shot late Tuesday while attempting to rob a pair of cable repairmen in north Houston, police said.

The attempted robbery happened just before midnight, said Lt. Larry Crowson of the Houston Police Department. Two cable repairmen were working on a cable box in the Northline neighborhood, near Fulton and Veenstra.

At least two armed men approached them and attempted to rob them, Crowson said, but one of the repairmen - who has a concealed handgun license - pulled out a gun.

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They exchanged gunfire, Crowson said, and one of the robbery suspects was shot. He ran down the street and collapsed. He was taken to a hospital.

The other robber fled in a compact car, Crowson said. Police were still searching for him early Wednesday.