Clerk shoots would-be robber

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A would-be robber is in the hospital recovering from surgery after a clerk in a Pittsburgh 7-Eleven shot him several times during an attempted hold up.

Ingram Police Chief John Doherty says the clerk shot the knife-wielding robber inside and outside the shop early Christmas Day.

Doherty did not know how many times the attempted robber was shot. He declined to identify either the clerk or the robber.

Doherty says a preliminary investigation has revealed the clerk was licensed to carry a gun.