Detroit Gas Station Clerk Shot After Altercation

Detroit officers are probing gunfire at a Sunoco station near the 5800 address range on East Seven Mile Road, just west of Mound Road. The incident was reported at about 8 p.m. The clerk on duty was injured after a verbal argument with another person escalated into a physical altercation, police said, and the other person fired a gun.

Officers found the employee with a gunshot wound to the upper body. The clerk was taken by medics to a local hospital and was listed in serious condition. Police said the victim had two wounds to an arm.

No suspect was in custody, and the investigation was ongoing. Police asked anyone with information to contact the Detroit Police Department’s 11th Precinct Detective Unit at 313-596-1100, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAKUP or Detroit Rewards TV.