BRIGHTON (WWJ) -- After shopping at a Brighton grocery store, a woman had her purse stolen and then was shot in the face with a BB gun, police said.
Brighton police officers were called at approximately 9:23 a.m. Tuesday to the parking lot of Busch's on East Grand River Avenue.
Officials said a man stolen a woman's purse while loading groceries in her car. When she chased after him, the man shot her in the face with a BB gun.
An off-duty Busch’s employee chased down the man and held him at the scene until police arrived, said authorities.
The employee suffered injures to his eye and the back of his head, according to police, but it’s unknown if his injuries were caused by shots from the BB gun.
Livingston County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Green Oak Township officers helped Brighton police take the man into custody.
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He is currently being held at the Livingston County Jail and awaiting charges.
The BB gun was recovered at the scene, police said.
The woman sustained a cut on her forehead and was treated at the scene, according to officials.
The injured Busch’s employee is currently being treated at the hospital.
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