mobanmarketBLOOMFIELD, NJ — A gas station attendant was shot in the leg during a robbery in Bloomfield earlier this month, authorities say.
According to the Bloomfield Police Department, officers responded to the Valero/7-Eleven at 122 Bloomfield Avenue on July 13 after getting a report about a robbery.
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The attendant told police that two men arrived at the station in a black sedan and demanded money. When the worker refused to surrender any cash, one of the men pulled out a black handgun and shot him in the leg. The men then fled the scene, authorities said.
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Bloomfield police continue to investigate the robbery, authorities said Wednesday.
The victim has since been released from the hospital, a police spokesperson told Patch. No additional information was immediately available.
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