Baltimore, Maryland

From TheBalChannel.com of January 4, 2006

Police: Store Robbery Leads To Shoot-Out

Three People Shot At Northeast Baltimore Market

Two juveniles and a storeowner remain hospitalized Wednesday evening after an apparent robbery and shoot-out.

Baltimore police responded at about 2 p.m. to Keeper's Market, located at the intersection of Brehms Lane and Brendan Avenue.

WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Lowell Melser reported the convenience store was filled with students and other customers when three boys under the age of 18 began robbing the store.

Police said they first received notification from a holdup alarm inside the store before a flood of 911 calls came in reporting shots fired.

"The storeowner was able to get to a weapon and gunfire was exchanged. Two of the suspects were struck, as well as the owner; the third suspect got away," Baltimore police spokesman Donny Moses said.

Melser reported the two boys' injuries were not life-threatening, but the condition of the storeowner was unknown. The third boy remains at large.

Melser said the store has been under new ownership over past seven months. Neighbors said Wednesday's incident marks a second robbery in recent weeks.