BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont Police have arrested a suspect accused of a gas station armed robbery.
On Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 2:58 a.m., Beaumont Police officers were sent to the Shell Food Mart on 10910 Eastex Freeway in reference to a victim of a shooting.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above previously aired in an April 13, 2023 newscast.)
When officers arrived, they found out the store clerk sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the hand, according to a news release from the Beaumont Police Department.
The clerk told police the suspect, now identified as 22-year-old Hunter Aucoin, entered the store and selected a drink from the cooler.
He then approached the counter, took out a gun and pointed it at the clerk, demanding him to put money in his backpack.
The clerk got a large can of bear spray from underneath the counter and attempted to spray Aucoin, according to the release.
Aucoin then fired several rounds at the clerk while he left the store, fleeing on foot northbound along the Eastex service road.
The clerk was treated for a finger injury at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
Aucoin didn't take any money from the clerk.
Aucoin was placed into custody with the help of a CrimeStoppers tip, according to the Beaumont Police Department.
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