SEE IT: Owner, 80, shoots armed robber at California liquor store before suffering heart attack

An 80-year-old liquor store owner thwarted a robbery attempt Sunday by shooting an armed mugger who entered his Southern California shop, jaw-dropping footage shows.

The owner of the Norco Market & Liquor store in Riverside County fired his weapon once, almost immediately after the rifle-wielding robber entered the store, according to Los Angeles news station KABC, which published the surveillance video.

The suspect can be heard in the video screaming, “He shot my arm off!” The footage shows him get into a car that fled the scene.

The liquor store owner, identified only as Craig, reportedly suffered a heart attack after the incident and is recovering.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that four suspects with long guns were linked to a robbery at the store shortly before 3 a.m. local time Sunday, and said all four of them were found at a hospital, KABC reported.

One of the suspects suffered an injury consistent with a shotgun wound, officials said. That suspect, who is 23, has not been identified by name, and is reportedly in critical condition but is stable.

Footage from the scene of the incident Sunday at the Norco Market & Liquor.
Footage from the scene of the incident Sunday at the Norco Market & Liquor.


Footage from the scene of the incident Sunday at the Norco Market & Liquor.

The other three suspects were identified by the sheriff’s department as Justin Johnson, 22; Davon Broadus, 24, and Jamar Williams, 27.

Norco is about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

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