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Everett Convenience Store Clerk Shot During Robbery Attempt

EVERETT (CBS) – Police are looking for help tracking down two men wanted for the shooting of a clerk during a robbery attempt at a store late Monday night.

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Convenience store clerk Moses Khan was shot twice in his Everett store but is expected to survive. (courtesy)

The men entered Neighborhood Convenience on Main Street around 9:30 p.m., a half-hour before closing time.

One clerk was shot several times and another employee was beaten up.

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A casing left after a shooting at an Everett convenience store. (Jim Smith/WBZ)

The two men escaped, but a security camera caught the attack on video.

Everett Police released an image of one of the wanted men Tuesday afternoon. It's not clear if he was the shooter.

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This man is wanted in connection with the shooting of a store clerk in Everett Feb. 17. (Photo courtesy: Everett Police)

The wounded clerk, later identified as 67-year-old Moses Khan of Bangladesh, was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with gunshot wounds to the stomach and the back.

His injuries are not life-threatening.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Karen Twomey reports

Everett Convenience Store Clerk Shot During Robbery Attempt

Khan is the uncle of the store owner.

Another relative was "roughed up" in the attack but is also expected to recover.

Anyone with information is asked to call Everett Police at (617) 394-2368 or State Police at (718) 897-6600. You can also send a tip anonymously to Everett Police by texting 847411, typing in the keyword Everett and your tip.

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