HOUSTON – Police arrested a suspect who attempted to rob a dollar store on Friday, but was scared away by the manager's gun.
It happened at the Giant Dollar store in the 9400 block of North Freeway around 10:30 a.m.
Police said the manager was on the phone at a register when he saw the masked suspect enter the store with a knife.
“He tried to hit me like this,” said Joseph Wong. “I protect myself and keep bending, bending and he can not reach my chest over here.”
Police said the suspect then took off, but as they chased him, he turned back. Wong pulled out a gun from behind the counter and fired a shot in the air.
The suspect was not hit and fled the scene.
He was later tracked down by a police dog and brought into custody.
