3 Sought After Alleged Robber Shot

Police are searching for three men -- one of them likely suffering from a gunshot wound -- after an attempted robbery at an Arlington used car lot.

Channel 4 was told that the three men came into the office of Nino Auto Sales on Atlantic Boulevard about noon Monday and demanded the wallet from a mechanic.

Instead of handing over his money, the employee wrestled a gun away from one of the robbers and fired a shot, police said.

The employee told his boss, Carlos Antezana, he thinks the bullet hit one of the robbers in the side, but police aren't sure.

"I do know there was a struggle over the gun," Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Lt. Mike Beckmann said. "I don't know if he got it completely away from him, but one shot was discharged."

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Police said the three attempted robbers took off. Police spend the afternoon searching for them using ground officers, K-9 teams and a helicopter.

"I hope everything turns out OK and they can catch the people," Antezana said.

Police said a man who showed up with a gunshot wound at Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center Monday afternoon is considered a person of interest, but the search for the robbers is ongoing.

Anyone with any information about the robbery or robber is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.