Armed robber shoots clerk at 7-Eleven in Tacoma

Police in Tacoma are looking for a suspect who tried to rob a 7-Eleven and shot a store clerk in the leg. Police said it happened about 4:20 a.m. Wednesday in the 7200 block of South Tacoma Way.

TACOMA, Wash. -- Police in Tacoma are looking for a suspect who tried to rob a 7-Eleven and shot a store clerk in the leg.

Police said it happened about 4:20 a.m. Wednesday in the 7200 block of South Tacoma Way.

The suspect, described as a black male wearing dark clothing, fled on foot eastbound on 74th Avenue.

It's unclear if he got away with any money. Police are in the area trying to find the suspect.