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DALLAS – An Oak Cliff Subway manager turned the tables on two men who robbed him Sunday afternoon. The crooks left the store with a little over $100, but also fresh gunshot wounds.

Police said the men entered the store in the 1100 block of Camp Wisdom Road just after 4 p.m.

“We had two individuals that we later determined were brothers enter the store and ask the manager for the special of the day,” said Sr. Cpl. Kevin Janse. “The older brother produced a weapon and demanded money from the cash register.”

They hit the store manage on the head as he tried to open the register.

“In fear of his life as he was opening the cash register, he was able to get a gun he had on him and shoot at both suspects,” Janse said.

The crooks left the store with both cash and gunshot wounds.

“Now after being shot in the Subway the two took off on foot running here to High Fall Street going to a friends house where they called 911, telling police they had been shot by a drive by shooter,” Janse said. “It didn’t take long for the officers to get there and put two and two together, that there was no drive by shooting and in fact these were the two suspects from the Subway robbery.”

Area residents said they are tired of the crime.

“It breaks my heart that there’s so much crime here. My son is in the military and he is putting his life on the line over there for our lives over here and we over here just killing and shooting and robbing each other,” said Ebbie Davis.

Others said its time for a change.

“It’s terrible. I feel as if the young men need to get themselves together because all of the crime in our community. There are nice businesses like this. It takes the business away and it scares people away and I feel it’s a shame that people are trying to work hard to have something and people just want to take it,” said Chrissandra Cobbins.

Police said the store manager likely will not face charges for the shooting.

The 19 and 16-year-old suspects were treated at a local hospital before being jailed. They face aggravated robbery charges.