Updated at 2:40 p.m. Dec. 6: Revised to include additional information about the suspect.

A Fort Worth convenience store clerk fended off an armed robber with a gun of his own Wednesday morning, police said.

Officers responded to a robbery call from the Cowboy Store near East Loop 820 and Brentwood Stair Road just before 4:15 a.m., according to police spokesman Jimmy Pollozani.

The store clerk shot the robber in the leg, Pollozani said.

The would-be robber was taken to a hospital for treatment. His wound was not expected to be life-threatening, Pollozani said.

Kenneth Darnell Bridgewater, 27, was charged with aggravated robbery. He remained in the Tarrant County jail Thursday, with bail set at $75,000.

Bridgewater has previously been convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, burglary and drug possession.

CORRECTION 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018: A previous version of this article incorrectly said the attempted robbery occurred Monday. It happened Wednesday.