TAUNTON, Mass. — One person has been taken to the hospital after a shooting at a Taunton liquor store.
The shooting happened around 9 p.m. at Eagan’s Package Store on Cohannett Street during a robbery.
Boston 25 News has learned it was a female clerk who was shot.
State police and K9s have been called in to assist in the search for a suspects.
#Taunton PD: liquor store owner grabbed robber's shotgun during struggle & owner was shot. She is in stable but serious condition. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/qcmVvxIc1o
— Elysia Rodriguez (@ElysiaBoston25) April 27, 2017
Both suspects were hearing hooded sweatshirts and one was covering his face. Police said they believe one of the suspects is a black male and the other a white male.
The clerk is also a co-owner of the liquor store. She was working alone at the time and is listed in serious but stable condition.
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