An armed man attempted to rob a grocery store, sending one person to the hospital in Scripps Ranch Thursday night, San Diego police confirmed.
The store clerk was smacked with a pistol and taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that do not appear serious, said police.
Police said a man wearing a hoodie and wielding a gun fired multiple shots while stealing from a store on Scripps Trail north of Pomerado Road and east of Interstate 15. The robbery happened at about 9:40 p.m.
Nobody was hit by the gunfire. The suspect got away with an unknown amount of cash.
No other information was immediately available.
