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Clerk shot in jewelry store robbery; one suspect still at large

Posted at 7:59 PM, Dec 17, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-18 09:36:08-05

One suspect is still on the run following a shooting during an armed robbery in Oakland County.

Police say two men held up Clarkston Jewelry Outlet on Dixie and White Lake Road in Clarkston. At some point during the robbery, one of the men opened fire and shot the store owner, Daniel Chiapelli, in the back.

His wife, Tracy, tells Actions News her husband then chased both men out of the store, and managed to catch one of the alleged robbers himself.

Authorities are warning people in the area to use caution, and to consider the missing suspect armed and dangerous.

The store clerk is expected to make a full recovery.