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Pizza Hut employee shoots would-be robber
ANDERSON – A Pizza Hut delivery person shot a man who allegedly tried to rob the store Wednesday, according to police.
A police report said Spencer Simmons, 44, attempted to rob the Pizza Hut on Broadway Street at about 11 p.m. Wednesday.
The report said Simmons pointed a .25 Raven Arms semi-automatic handgun at the store’s cashier and demanded money. The cashier loaded about $720 into a small bag.
Simmons wasn’t aware that a delivery man, Michael Shaker, had heard the commotion and snuck to the back as well, the report said.
“Seconds later, Simmons left the register area, and walked to within six to seven feet of his location,” the report said.
According to the report, Shaker gave Simmons a verbal warning but Simmons “lifted and swung his gun up towards” Shaker. Shaker fired one round from his personal 9mm Kel-Tec, hitting Simmons in the back of his head, the report said.
Sgt. Bill Casey, a spokesman for the Anderson Police Department, said Simmons was transported to Wishard Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis but did not know the man’s condition Thursday.
Charges have not been filed against Simmons, but he is in the custody of police at the hospital, Casey said.
Casey added that Shaker was licensed to carry a handgun.
Pizza Hut spokesman Chris Fuller said in an emailed statement that the company is cooperating with the police investigation.
“The safety of our employees is one of our top priorities,” Fuller said.
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