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Exxon Employee Still in Hospital

Bel Air police Chief Leo Matrangola said the man is still recovering.

The man while working during the armed robbery at the Bel Air Exxon has not been released from Maryland Shock Truama, Chief of Police Leo Matrangola said Monday.

This is a correction of .

Patch that the unidentified man had been released from Shock Trauma less than 24 hours after he was shot. Patch regrets the error.

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The information was based on an interview with the owner of the Exxon store, who visited the victim Sunday. The owner has asked not to be identified for fear of retribution.

“He’s OK," the owner had told Patch. "He’s out of Shock Trauma.”

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Matrangola said he learned that was not true after a Bel Air police officer checked on the victim Monday morning.

“He’ll be there for a couple more days at least,” Matrangola said of the victim.

The suspect in the shooting, who Baltimore County police believe could be connected to , is still at large.

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