An Exxon employee encountered violence after attempting to thwart a heist by two individuals aiming to make off with bottles of spirits at a San Antonio gas station, as per local authorities. The altercation, which took place late Friday at the locale on S. Zarzamora Street, left the employee with minor injuries following a scuffle with the booze bandits, detailed in a report by FOX San Antonio.

Around the witching hour of 11:45 p.m., two shadowy figures made their entrance, their sights set on alcoholic spoils, the San Antonio Police Department confirmed that a 35-year-old man employed at the station stood up to the suspects, they, undeterred, responded with physical aggression before fleeing in a ghostly white truck, leaving behind no clues to their identities, KENS 5 reported a similar account of the misdeed.

Police are currently investigating the matter, leaving the community alert and waiting for any developments that could lead to the apprehension of the assailants.

As of this moment, the incident remains under the cloud of an 'active investigation' by local enforcement, with no additional information disclosed about the suspects besides their escape vehicle, inquiries and callouts have been made with hopes of gathering more from potential eyewitness accounts or security footage that caught the fleeting moments of the crime.