Plant City Police Department is still on the search for the suspect who shot a gas station clerk just after midnight on April 6.
According to PCPD, the incident occurred at approximately 12:01 a.m. Officers received a 911 call that a store clerk at the Sunoco Gas Station, 2911 James L. Redman Parkway, had been shot. Two witnesses found the injured clerk behind the counter with a gunshot wound before police arrived.
When the responding officers arrived at the scene, they looked the clerk over, assessed his injuries and observed the man did in fact sustain a gunshot wound to the face. They also found there was no readily apparent exit wound, according to PCPD.
Shortly thereafter, Plant City Fire Rescue arrived on the scene and transported the 22-year-old man to the hospital.
At the time of the incident, the injured clerk was still breathing and alert. According to PCPD, the clerk told officers prior to being transported to the hospital that he was shot during a robbery by a man.
Police said the clerk had given the suspect the cash he demanded, but that the gunman shot him anyway. Surveillance footage police found on the scene showed a man wearing dark clothing. The man had his face covered when he entered the store and he had a silver revolver handgun.
The clerk is listed in critical but stable condition, according to PCPD.