Employee Shot During Liquor Store Robbery

Police are searching for two gunmen in connection with a robbery at a liquor store where an employee was shot.

The Glenarden Police Department said two masked men entered the A-1 Liquor & Restaurant on Martin Luther King Jr. Highway in Lanham, Md., shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday and announced a robbery.

Police said one suspect held several employees at gunpoint while the other went behind the counter and took the money.

As they began to leave, police said one gunman suddenly fired a shot, striking an employee in the leg. The victim was taken to Prince George’s County Hospital, where he is in stable condition.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Prince George’s County Police Department District III Robbery Suppression Team at (301) 772-4425 or the Glenarden Police Department at (301) 772-3214.

Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477) or text "PGPD [space] plus your message" to CRIME (274637) on your cell phone or go to www.pgcrimesolvers.com to submit a tip online.

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