Gunman shot while attempting to rob Westmoreland store

A gunman is nursing gunshot wounds in the hospital after a failed robbery at a store on Whitehouse main road in Westmoreland on Saturday, March 6.

Reports from the Whitehouse Police are that about 2:00 a.m., the store manager went to investigate a sound coming from the front of the store.

He was met by an armed man pointing a pistol in his direction.

A struggle developed and the store manager reportedly managed to disarm the gunman and opened gunfire at him.

The store manager then called the police and handed over the gunman and a Taurus 9mm pistol along with thirteen 9mm rounds.

The gunman was assisted to the hospital, where he was admitted under police guard for treatment.

Investigations are ongoing.

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