An armed Taco Bell employee in Ohio thwarted an armed robbery after firing back at the suspect and sent him to a hospital, police said.
Police responded to a shooting at a Taco Bell at the 1400 block of South Arlington Street around 7:35 p.m.
The 35-year-old suspect fired at the Taco Bell employee during the robbery but was not expecting the employee to fire back.
“The suspect fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money,” said Akron police.
The suspect was rushed to Summa Health Akron City Hospital with a gunshot wound in his upper body, The Blaze reported.
According to police, the suspect was in a serious but stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect is now facing robbery and other charges, police said.
Another man named Rayshoun Bruce was also apprehended after being charged with robbery for allegedly dropping off the injured suspect at the hospital.
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He was booked into Summit County Jail.
Police recovered the vehicle used in the incident as well as other evidence.
The Taco Bell employee was not injured during the robbery.
“The investigation is ongoing, and detectives are working to determine the connection, if any, to the other area robberies,” said police.
The fast-food joint had its windows boarded up, but the drive-thru was still open.
Last year, another incident occurred at a drive-thru in Akron when a man shot a drive-thru employee after he refused to accept his money due to it being in poor condition.
The employee died, and the suspect was arrested a week later.
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