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A convenience store clerk shot in a robbery Wednesday night was likely saved by the actions of a Bellmead dispatcher who help lead Waco police to the injured man.
The clerk was shot at least twice in the robbery attempt by two men who entered the Huggy Bear Food Mart, 2924 Gholson Road, shortly before 11:10 p.m., police said. The injured clerk called 911 on a cellphone, which is more difficult to track than a landline.
Though the address was in Waco, Bellmead communications officer Kelsey Smith picked up the call and heard the man screaming for help, Bellmead Lt. Brenda Kinsey said.
Smith used call coordinates to narrow the location down to East Lake Shore Drive and Gholson Road and tried to keep the injured man on the phone.
