FORDHAM MANOR, Bronx (WABC) -- Police say a grocery store employee shot a man who was trying to rob the store in the Bronx early Sunday.
Police received a 911 call at about 1 a.m. for an attempted robbery at the store on East 194th Street in Fordham Manor.
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When officers arrived, the 36-year-old employee told them he had pulled out his gun and shot the suspect in the chest.
The 26-year-old suspect tried to flee but collapsed a block away, and was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in critical but stable condition.
He has been placed under arrest with charges pending.
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The store employee has not been charged at this time. Police say he showed them a concealed carry permit for the weapon.
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