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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 920766" data-attributes="member: 38206">EL PASO, Texas -- A man is recovering in a hospital from a gunshot wound he received during an alleged attempted robbery at an auto salvage yard Thursday night.&nbsp; El Paso Police Department officials told ABC-7 they believe the man was one of several trying to rob a man who works at the A&amp;M Salvage Yard in the 9700 block of Alameda. Police said an employee was within the security gate of the yard when he said hewas approached by several men who then tried to rob him about 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The employee pulledout a gun and fired one shot, hitting one of the men. Police did not elaborate on the man&#039;s wounds, but saidthey are not life-threatening. He is being treated at an area hospital. The others fled, prompting police to launch a search. Investigators used dogs and even a helicopter to scour the property and surrounding fields. At last check, no one has been arrested. Police spokesman Detective Mike Baranyay said the employee told them he shot the weapon in self-defense. &quot;If you feel threatened, you have a right to defend yourself,&quot; Baranyay said. &quot;And obviously, if there&#039;s multiple subjects on one individual, that allows you to use a little more force to defend yourself.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="texan, post: 920766, member: 38206"] [B]EL PASO, Texas -- A man is recovering in a hospital from a gunshot wound he received during an alleged attempted robbery at an auto salvage yard Thursday night. El Paso Police Department officials told ABC-7 they believe the man was one of several trying to rob a man who works at the A&M Salvage Yard in the 9700 block of Alameda. Police said an employee was within the security gate of the yard when he said he was approached by several men who then tried to rob him about 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The employee pulled out a gun and fired one shot, hitting one of the men. Police did not elaborate on the man's wounds, but said they are not life-threatening. He is being treated at an area hospital. The others fled, prompting police to launch a search. Investigators used dogs and even a helicopter to scour the property and surrounding fields. At last check, no one has been arrested. Police spokesman Detective Mike Baranyay said the employee told them he shot the weapon in self-defense. "If you feel threatened, you have a right to defend yourself," Baranyay said. "And obviously, if there's multiple subjects on one individual, that allows you to use a little more force to defend yourself." [/B] [B][/B] [/QUOTE]

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