By Associated Press - Friday, June 16, 2017

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A Florida county sheriff’s office is seeking a suspect involved with a cellphone store robbery.

Orlando Sentinel reports (https://bit.ly/2t9wsUi ) the Orange County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the man who allegedly fled the robbery Thursday evening. Sheriff’s office spokesman Jeff Williamson says it happened in west Orlando.

A police statement says a manager told officers the man shattered a display case glass before running away with removed cellphones. The report says they got into an altercation after the manager chased him outside.

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Police say the manager fired a handgun and Williamson says the suspect limped with an apparent wound as he escaped.

Police say, shortly after, the county received a call about a gunshot victim at apartments nearby. Williamson says deputies aided the victim until paramedics arrived.

Detectives are investigating.

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Information from: Orlando Sentinel, https://www.orlandosentinel.com/

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