FRESNO, Calif. (WSVN) — Police are investigating an attempted robbery and stabbing at a California Starbucks.
Newly-released surveillance footage shows the moment a customer took on the armed robber last Wednesday.
Investigators said the suspect, identified as Ryan Flores, walked in with a knife and toy gun, demanding money from a barista.
That’s when customer Cregg Jerri saw what was happening, picked up a metal chair, and hit Flores in the back.
The two began fighting, and at one point, Jerri was stabbed in the neck.
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Police said he is expected to be okay, and called him a hero for his actions.
“It’s not something we recommend,” said Police Chief Jerry Dyer. “In this case it was a good outcome. No one died as a result of this incident, but very well could have. But nonetheless he’s a hero, there’s no question.”
Jerri managed to wrestle the knife away from Flores during the fight, stabbing the suspect several times before he ran away.
Officers later found Flores near a canal where he admitted to the crime.
Flores was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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