PRINCESS ANNE, Md.- An employee armed with a gun was able to fend off two suspect who tried to rob a pharmacy in Princess Anne on Monday afternoon.

Princess Anne police said the incident happened at around 3 p.m. at the Karemore Pharmacy at 12085 Somerset Ave. According to police, two male suspects, one of whom was armed with a long gun/rifle, entered the business and demanded prescription medications from one of the pharmacists.

Police said another employee who was in an office area of the store armed himself and went out to confront the suspects. The suspects then ran out of the store empty-handed. Investigators said that during the confrontation the employee fired a shot, which did not hit the suspects. The suspects did not fire any rounds, police said.

There were no reported injuries.

Both suspects were described as white males, with no further descriptions available.

The investigation into the incident is continuing, police said in a release.