Man shot while robbing Anchorage hardware store

A man was shot while trying to rob an Anchorage hardware store. Now, he’s in custody and the store owner is crediting a loss prevention officer with saving lives.
Just after 5:00 p.m. Saturday, police say a man walked into Andy’s Ace Hardware in Muldoon and pulled out a gun.
He “pointed it at the clerk working the cash register, demanded money from the cash register,” said Sgt. Jeremy Conkling.
Owner Stephanie Van Ness was in the back of the store at the time and didn&rsq