CCTV shows store owner scolding armed robber in shop stand-off
The store owner can be seen lecturing the thief for several minutes in an attempt to prevent the robbery
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Your support makes all the difference.CCTV footage shows a stand off between an armed robber and a fearless store owner, who shamed him into leaving the store almost empty handed.
The video shows the thief, with his face half-covered, making several attempts to obtain the contents of the till. Instead of being afraid of the robber's gun, the irate shopkeeper decides to reprimand him.
The argument lasted for over six minutes only for the shopkeeper to convince the gunman to put away his weapon. He then gave the thief a few dollars and sent him out.
Commenting on the footage, Matt Fillenwarth, Assistant Chief of the Greenwood Police said: “He’s lecturing him. He’s pointing his finger, like a parent would… and starts lecturing the robbery suspect on how what he's doing is wrong and people work hard for their money and he shouldn't be stealing."
Police said the shopkeeper was lucky to be alive and that his behavious was not to be encouraged.
"It's certainly not worth losing your life over a few hundred dollars," Fillenwarth said.
Speaking to Eyewitness News, the unnamed store owner said that he wasn’t trying to be a hero and recognized that he shouldn’t have argued with an armed robber.
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