Donut shop employee wrestles with robber before being shot

  • An employee at a donut store in California tried to stop a robbery and was shot
  • The scuffle was caught on video early Wednesday at Moodoo Donuts
  • The victim was a baker hired about three weeks ago who has been hospitalized
  • Surveillance footage shows the robber emptying the register and running away 

Shocking surveillance footage captures the moment an armed robber shot an employee at a donut shop and then emptied the register before fleeing.

A gunman entered Moodoo Donuts in Buena Park, California, shortly after 1am Wednesday morning.

Video shows him hopping over the counter as an employee was serving a customer. 

He then demanded cash from the register, according to CBS Los Angeles.

Video shows an armed gunman hopping over the counter at Moodoo Donuts

A baker at the store attempted to intervene, but was shot in the chest by the gunman

A baker at the store attempted to intervene, but was shot in the chest by the gunman

A baker at the store attempted to intervene, but was shot in the chest by the gunman. The bullet also grazed the employee’s head. 

He had only been working at the donut shop for about three weeks.

During the struggle, another employee can be seen taking cover behind a rack of donuts.

The bullet also grazed the employee's head. He was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition

The bullet also grazed the employee’s head. He was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition

The suspect then empties the register of cash and fled. Police are currently searching for the two suspects but no arrests have been made. The gun is visible in his right hand

The suspect then empties the register of cash and fled. Police are currently searching for the two suspects but no arrests have been made. The gun is visible in his right hand

The robbery took place shortly after 1am on Wednesday at Moodoo Donuts in Buena Park, California

The robbery took place shortly after 1am on Wednesday at Moodoo Donuts in Buena Park, California

The suspect then empties the register of cash and flees. A second person, believed to be an accomplice, was waiting outside the donut shop.

The gunshot victim was treated by paramedics and is in stable condition at the hospital.

Police are currently searching for the two suspects but no arrests have been made.



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