WEST PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - A duo of robbers attempted to flee from a scene after they realized the employee of the store they were trying to rob was armed.
It took place May 22, at the Cash Inn Pawn Shop in West Park, at around 5:30 p.m.
Surveillance cameras captured the subjects pulling up to the shop in a black vehicle.
Cameras then show the due barging into the store, where one subject is seen opening fire.
“These guys come in, bullets start flying. It’s terrifying,” said Broward Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Gina Carter. “This situation was tense and dangerous for everyone involved.”
That’s when the store employee pulled out their own weapon, and gunfire is exchanged between the two.
The two robbers then tried to flee. However, the door they came in through was now locked.
“Once they realized that they can’t get out, the tension level rose for everyone,” said Carter. “The robbers can’t get out, shots are being fired and the customers can’t get out.”
“What are these guys going to do now that they’re desperate to get out?” she said.
Eventually, the pair make it out by shimmying underneath bars and behind the counter. The two then flee out the back door.
Despite all the gunfire, no injuries were reported.
Deputies said the duo arrived in an older model black Lincoln MKZ.
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