Some would-be robbers came into a pharmacy in Sacramento County, California  armed and dangerous. Apparently one of the pharmacy workers decided to play hero and started shooting at the robbers. The battle ended with the armed worker being shot and killed; while another worker, who was pregnant, got shot in the foot.  Welcome to the wild west. When store clerks who are being robbed start to shoot back they either end up on the six o'clock news as heros or in the morgue. It's probably not a good idea to pull a gun out and try to play hero.

But, any clerk shot while on duty more than likely has a workers' compensation claim. You might wonder why, well it has to do with the employment creating the increased risk of injury.

Previously I've written about work related injuries caused by gun shot and how it is a compensable claim. Many times injury by gun fire results in medical and pyschological treatment for post traumatic stress disorder, a psychiatric workers' compensation claim. All that being true still you shouldn't take out a gun and start shooting at the criminals.  Look at what happened to this poor man.

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