LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A clerk was shot at a Lexington liquor store during a robbery Thursday night.
Around 7:15 p.m., police responded to Imperial Liquor on Village Drive for a call of a victim suffering from a gunshot wound.
When police arrived, they found the store clerk suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
After an initial investigation, police say the clerk confronted a shoplifter who attempted to steal a beer. Upon confrontation, the suspect pulled a firearm and shot the clerk.
The suspect, 27-year-old Anthony Parks, was detained by bystanders until officers arrived on scene to take him into custody.
Parks is charged with robbery, assault, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and possession of controlled substances. He is being held at the Fayette County Detention Center.
