Created: 5/11/2009 6:59:08 AM 
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say a 21-year-old aspiring rapper robbed a Gainesville convenience store and shot a clerk with a BB gun to gain "street credibility." Police say Steven Gilmore Jr. has confessed to the Friday night robbery. He also confessed to a restaurant robbery that occurred last week. According to the Gainesville police, Gilmore shot the clerk in the temple with a BB gun during the robbery. Gilmore is being held in the Alachua County jail on robbery and aggravated battery charges. According to the Gainesville Sun, a 16-year-old accomplice was also arrested.
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