Two suspected robbers are in big trouble after a Tulsa grocery clerk
fought back against the two men.

Tulsa Police say the men tried to rob a Mexican grocery store at 30th
and Harvard Friday afternoon. Officers say when one of the suspects
assaulted the clerk; the clerk pulled a gun from under the counter,
scuffled with the man and shot him in the hip.

Both suspects took off, but a witness followed them and gave directions
to police, who arrested the men at 51st and Lewis.

There’s no word if the clerk will face charges for shooting the man, but
police say it looks like a simple case of self-defense. Tulsa Police Sgt
Pat Calhoun: “We normally don’t recommend this kind of action. It’ll be
pending as to how the district attorney looks at it, but we look at it
as self defense, especially when they were pointing the gun at him.”

One of the suspects is in jail; the other is in the hospital.