Store clerk fatally shot in Owensboro

OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Police are searching for a suspect who fatally shot a convenience store clerk during a robbery in Owensboro.

The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reports that 46-year-old Suba Singh was pronounced dead at a local hospital at 10:06 a.m. CST Monday morning.

Daviess County Coroner Bob Howe says Singh died of a single gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was also shot in the wrist. Singh was shot during a robbery early Monday morning at the Bon Harbor Shell on U.S. 60. Singh called 911 to report the shooting and was taken to the hospital.

Police say the suspect is a black male wearing dark clothing and he was driving a maroon or dark red minivan.

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Information from: Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, http://www.messenger-inquirer.com