Terrifying moment gunman holds up CVS store in Detroit
This is the tense moment a man held CVS employees at gunpoint during a 5am robbery that was captured by surveillance cameras inside the store.
A masked man rounded up the store manager in Detroit, Michigan, along with several other employees into a back office at around 5am last Wednesday.
He forced the manager to hand over money inside a safe and also made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from the registers before he fled the store, police said.
A masked man rounded up the store manager in Detroit, Michigan, along with several other employees into a back office at around 5am last Wednesday
He forced the manager to hand over money inside a safe while one of the cashiers (in blue) held her face in her hands in fear
Once the suspect had the money, he closed the door behind him and fled in a waiting vehicle, police said
A masked man approached the 50-year-old manager who was outside the store on the 10000 block of West McNichols Road at 5am, police said.
Cameras aimed at the entrance of the store captured the manager walking with his arms up as the suspect aimed a gun into his back.
The suspect managed to disarm the security guard, and several other employees were forced into a back office, where the manager opened the safe, police said.
In another video from inside the office, a cashier can be seen with her hands over her face as several employees huddled together in fear.
The suspect pointed his gun at the manager, who retrieved a thick wad of cash from the safe before handing it over inside a plastic bag.
He also took an undisclosed amount of money from the cash registers inside the store, according to the police, who released the video on Tuesday
Once the suspect had the money, he closed the door behind him and fled in a waiting vehicle, police said.
He also took an undisclosed amount of money from the cash registers inside the store, according to the police, who released the video on Tuesday in an attempt to track down the armed robber.
The suspect is described as a black man weighing 160 to 180 pounds between 5'8 and 5'10. The driver of the getaway car was also described as a black male.
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.