Dozens of gunmen attacked a gas station mini-mart near San Francisco Bay-Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, early Friday morning and vandalized the store.
Shocking surveillance footage shows suspected flash mobs ransacking the store, ransacking refrigerated sections and shelves, destroying merchandise and stuffing shopping carts with loot.
Sam Mardai, owner of 76 Gas Station & Mini Market on Hegenberger Road. He told FOX2 The assailants caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to the store and threatened two employees who were working there at the time.
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Sam Mardai, owner of 76 Gas Station & Mini Market on Hegenberger Road, told FOX 2 the thieves caused an estimated $100,000 in damage inside the store and threatened two employees who were working there at the time. (KTVU)
“This is the hardest thing you can ever go through in your life … especially for someone who has put in sweat and tears every day,” Mardaye told FOX 2.
He also told the station it took “nine hours” for police to respond after the incident was initially classified as priority two – meaning there were no suspects at the scene.
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Shocking surveillance footage shows dozens of suspects ransacking the store, rummaging through refrigerated sections and shelves, destroying merchandise and stuffing shopping carts with stolen goods. (KTVU)
Oakland Police told FOX 2 that officers responded to the scene within 90 minutes of the robbery at 4 a.m. after viewing surveillance footage. Fox News Digital has reached out to police for comment.
“They managed to get away. They were here for 40 minutes. It takes 40 minutes to destroy the whole city,” Mardayeh told KNTV-TV. “It hurts every time I think about it.”
Station 76 is located near Auckland Airport. (Google Maps)
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Mardayeh estimated that the suspects who entered the mini-mart while its counter was open were around 70 people linked to a nearby illegal freak show operation.
