Two men are facing weapons and aggravated assault charges relating to a liquor store robbery in June where a clerk was shot in the arm.

It was just before midnight on June 24 when two men went into a liquor store in the 5400 block of Temple Drive N.E. and one tried to steal a bottle of booze by hiding it in the waistband of his pants.

Employees saw the alleged theft and locked the front doors. During the ensuing argument, one of the men threw a bottle at the clerk. Another employee hit one of the men in the head with a bat soon after.

One of the men then pulled out a handgun and fired, hitting one of the clerks in the arm. He then fired at the door and the two men escaped. The clerk was taken to hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound and released.

The two men were arrested Monday in the 400 block of 18 Avenue S.W.

Both are charged with aggravated assault and robbery and one is facing additional weapons charges for the shooting.