Suspect struck by own getaway car while fleeing scene
An armed employee sent gun-wielding thugs fleeing for their lives during an attempted robbery at a jewelry shop in California this week, according to reports.
The shocking incident unfolded at around 10 a.m. on Monday in Oakland.
Masked and hooded suspects with firearms drawn stormed Cash for Gold MSM Jewelry in the Fruitvale neighborhood after pulling up on the wrong side of the road.
A quick-acting worker realized what was happening and drew his own 9mm handgun in preparation for a confrontation.
Surveillance footage of the ensuing firefight has been circulating on social media.
“I saw two guys creeping up really quick so I was like, it’s a robbery,” the worker explained in an interview with KTVU.
“They told me don’t move, or we’ll shoot. So I started shooting at them because they had the guns pointed at me,” the man said. “They were shooting back. It was going back and forth for like 20 seconds.”
The suspects were reportedly wielding weapons with high-capacity magazines that are illegal in the state of California and managed to fire off roughly 20 rounds, none of which struck the employee.
He says he believes one of his shots hit one of the suspects.
The getaway vehicle can be seen running into one of the suspects as they flee the scene.
The employee has not been cited or charged in the shooting, and he says officers commended his actions.
“They said, ‘You did the right thing.’ They said, ‘You followed – you did everything right.’ They said, ‘We’re just going to take your guns until the investigation’s done,’ but I have more,” he explained.
“If you come back again, try to do the same thing, we’re just going to defend ourselves. At this point, you have to.”
It is unclear if any suspects have been identified or apprehended at the time of this writing.
InfoWars has been documenting the surge of crime across the United States, including carjackings, ‘street takeovers,’ smash-and-grab loot mobs, home invasions, and physical attacks on innocent victims.
