Categories Burlington Iowa News West Burlington Homeless Man Thwarts Gas Station Robbery Post author By Falcon Post date January 15, 2013 Click Here: Just before midnight Monday, a homeless man tried to do his part and alert an Exxon clerk about a pair of masked men he saw outside the store of the gas station. One of the robbers began shooting at the homeless man in the aisles of the store. The store clerk returned fire from behind the counter with his own gun and killed one of the robbers. ← Guns Allowed in Schools of 18-States; Including Iowa → 911 Caller Saves Herself; Shoots & Kills Intruder