TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Police in Tulsa say two men have died after being shot by a convenience store clerk during an attempted robbery.
Police say 27-year-old Brian Powell was dead at the scene late Tuesday night at Ryan's Convenience and the second man died later at a Tulsa hospital. The name of the second man and that of the store clerk have not been released.
Police told reporters that the clerk told officers that three masked men entered the store armed with handguns and that the clerk responded by opening fire with his handgun, striking two of the men while the third man escaped.
Police say two other suspects have also been arrested in connection with the attempted robbery.