A man was shot while trying to rob an Anchorage hardware store. Now, he’s in custody and the store owner is crediting a loss prevention officer with saving lives.

Just after 5:00 p.m. Saturday, police say a man walked into Andy’s Ace Hardware in Muldoon and pulled out a gun.

He “pointed it at the clerk working the cash register, demanded money from the cash register,” said Sgt. Jeremy Conkling.

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