Robbery turned knife fight caught on camera at gas station
Bobby Cherry
A suspect was in for a surprise when he tried to rob a convenience store.Surveillance video shows a suspect walking up to the counter of a Huntsville, Alabama, convenience store and making a purchase, WAFF-TV reported.The man leaves but comes back appearing to want to make a second purchase.That's when he pulls a knife at the employee behind the counter.But what the suspect didn't account for is the employee pulling out a machete.The suspect tries to make a run for it, but the worker had remotely locked the doors.That's when a knife fight broke out inside the store, wrecking displays.The suspect eventually breaks a window of the door to escape, but is chased by the convenience store worker.A woman waiting outside for the suspect allegedly pulled a knife on the employee when he made it outside.The worker didn't make it easy for the pair to get away as he smashed the windshield of their car.He told police he did that to help make their car recognizable.The clerk was not injured. The suspects are facing several charges, including robbery.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (video from WAFF-TV via CNN) —
A suspect was in for a surprise when he tried to rob a convenience store.
Surveillance video shows a suspect walking up to the counter of a Huntsville, Alabama, convenience store and making a purchase, WAFF-TV reported.
The man leaves but comes back appearing to want to make a second purchase.
That's when he pulls a knife at the employee behind the counter.
But what the suspect didn't account for is the employee pulling out a machete.
The suspect tries to make a run for it, but the worker had remotely locked the doors.
That's when a knife fight broke out inside the store, wrecking displays.
The suspect eventually breaks a window of the door to escape, but is chased by the convenience store worker.
A woman waiting outside for the suspect allegedly pulled a knife on the employee when he made it outside.
The worker didn't make it easy for the pair to get away as he smashed the windshield of their car.
He told police he did that to help make their car recognizable.
The clerk was not injured. The suspects are facing several charges, including robbery.