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Gas station clerk’s cell phone stops bullet during robbery

The clerk sustained minor injuries after his cellphone shielding him from the gunshot

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A Hess clerk sustained minor injuries after his cellphone shielded him from a robber’s gunshot Monday morning, according to Winter Garden police.

Police said a man entered the gas station on West Colonial Drive and asked for assistance from a clerk. Shortly after, the man exposed a revolver and demanded the clerk open the safe.

When the clerk was unable to open the safe, the man ordered another clerk to open it. He was unsuccessful as well.

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