Armed robbers chased from store by manager with mop
A shop manager has chased two armed robbers from his store armed only with a mop.
About 8am, two men wearing masks entered a convenience store on Castile Crescent in Edens Landing. One was armed with a rifle, the other with a wrench.
The terrified 17-year-old staff member complied with their requests for cash and cigarettes until the 32-year-old manager heard the commotion from the back of the store and rushed at the two men armed with a mop.
The terrified teenange attendant complied with demands. 9News
The manager, desperate to protect his staff, ran from a back room armed with a mop. 9News
The manager told 9News he believes the man armed with the rifle attempted to shoot him but couldn't get the gun to work.
He said he later found a bullet under a chair.
In the struggle he was hit in the upper arm with the gun before the two men fled with a quantity of cash.
The robbers were last seen getting into a dark-coloured vehicle parked nearby on Pendlebury court before driving towards Logan River Road.
The manager suffered mild bruising but was otherwise unharmed.
Police are investigating.
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