BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- An armed robbery at a gas station in Brooklyn quickly erupted into a shootout on Monday afternoon.
Police say two suspects entered a Sunoco gas station in Bedford-Stuyvesant at around 1:30 p.m. and shot a 70-year-old man after holding him at gunpoint.
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The victim, a retired corrections officer, was armed and returned fire.
It's not clear if either of the suspects was hit.
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The victim was taken to Kings County Hospital and is expected to survive.
Police currently have no suspects.
WABC