Store clerk fatally shoots alleged beer thief

The Houston Chronicle reports:

A Heights gas station clerk shot and killed a man who was allegedly attempting to steal beer from the business late Wednesday night, Houston police said.

The man, whose identity was unavailable, entered a Conoco gas station in the 600 block of Studewood next to the Heights Sports Bar and Social Lounge around 11:48 p.m. and attempted to steal beer from the store, said Houston Police Department homicide Sgt. L.A. Flores.

When the man ran out to his car in the parking lot, Flores said, the clerk followed him out and confronted him. At some point, the clerk fired a gun and shot the man in the torso, Flores said.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators have not yet determined whether the shooting was in self-defense, Flores said.

No further details were immediately available.

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