When a pair of armed, masked men were caught on surveillance camera storming a jewelry store in Oakland, Calif., on Monday morning, and the store clerk pulled out his own gun and began firing, he quickly changed his mind.
What are the details?
The attempted incident happened around 10 a.m. at MSM Jewelry near 41st Street and International Boulevard in the city's Fruitvale neighborhood. KTVU-TV reported.
The employee, who requested anonymity, told police he saw a Toyota Camry parked across the street outside the store. Robbery. '”
KTVU said two men entered the store with guns drawn, but the employee told the station he fired first, using a 9mm handgun.
“They told me, 'Don't move or I'll shoot you.' They were pointing the gun at me, so I started firing at them,” the worker told the police station. looked back. “They were shooting back. They were going back and forth for about 20 seconds.”
Image source: YouTube screenshot
The worker told KTVU that the would-be robbers fired about 20 shots at him. According to police, one of the suspects was using a .40 caliber handgun with a drum magazine, and the other was using a 9mm handgun with an extended magazine, both of which are illegal.
“And I ducked down…and I waited until I saw him, like he was scrambling. The other guy was still firing. And I jumped in the head and fired about seven more shots.” the worker added to KTVU.
Image source: YouTube screenshot
One of the crooks left his shoes behind as he tried to escape the worker's gunfire, but the worker told police he may have shot the robber in the shoulder.
Additionally, KTVU announced that the same crook was hit by the driver of the getaway car.
“There's more.”
Police received a report, but officers did not name or arrest the workers, the station reported.
“They said, 'You did the right thing.' They said, 'You complied, you did everything right,'” the worker recounted to KTVU, adding that police will wait until the investigation is complete. He added that the gun was taken from him.
The worker later provided the department with valuable additional information regarding the guns at his disposal, saying, “We have more.”
He also sent a message to the robbers via KTVU: “If you come back, please do the same thing. We only protect ourselves. At this point, we have to.” .
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