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Police: Superior Store Clerk Shoots Robbery Suspect

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Superior police say a store clerk has shot and wounded a robbery suspect.

It happened shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday at Superior Coin and Currency.

Police say people with knives tried to rob the store. Authorities say the clerk shot a 20-year-old suspect, whose injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.

WDIO-TV reports the other suspect -- an 18-year-old man -- ran away but was caught around 7 p.m.

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