HOUSTON - One gunman was shot and another was arrested Thursday night after they stormed into a Family Dollar store in northeast Houston, according to Houston Police.
Police say just before 9 p.m. Thursday, the two suspects, identified as Deldrick Rashawn Spivey, 19, and Corey Young, 17, entered the store in the 9600 block of Hirsch Road. According to HPD, Spivey and Young tried to rob the store.
HPD says an officer was driving by the Family Dollar store when he saw two men in masks go into the store with guns. The officer turned around, called for backup and tried to confront the men.
Police say after exchanging gunfire with the officer outside of the store, one of the suspects was shot in the leg and transported to the hospital. The other suspect was taken into custody after a brief standoff.
Police Chief Art Acevedo sadi there was a mother with her three young children in the store at the time of the robbery, but they were not injured.
Spivey and Young are facing robbery charges.
