Man shot in Garfield, New Jersey, store hold-up, police say

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Friday, October 21, 2016
A man trying to rob a Garfield tobacco store was shot during the hold-up.
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GARFIELD, New Jersey (WABC) -- A man trying to rob a Garfield tobacco store was shot during the hold-up.

The man held up the Tobacco Road store on River Drive Thursday night.

He was shot in the leg and taken to a nearby hospital with a non-life threatening injury.

A worker is believed to have shot the robber.

Police are investigating.