Pot shop owner uses bear spray to fight off three armed robbers at the same Washington store where burglars stole thousands just days prior
- Three suspects tried to rob store Marijuana Club 99 on Saturday night and were stopped by store manager Chris Vincent
- Footage shows the suspects carrying guns as they storm inside the store but Vincent pulls out his bear spray
- Just eight days prior to the attempted robbery, burglars rushed in and held employees at gunpoint
- They managed to steal thousands in marijuana products
A quick-thinking manager of a Washington marijuana shop managed to stop three robbery suspects using bear spray that he had on Saturday night.
Chris Vincent was closing up the shop – Marijuana Club 99 located in the Everett area – when he noticed the suspects on surveillance footage.
‘They got scared since they saw I pushed the button so I thought it was going to be over, but then they came back a second time,’ Vincent explained to Q13.
Three suspects tried to rob store Marijuana Club 99 on Saturday night and were stopped by store manager Chris Vincent
‘He was ordering me to open the register, but I couldn’t. I noticed the guy was a little bit away from me so I grabbed the bear spray, I came after the second guy. They were so confused they couldn’t even get the doors open.’
The footage shows the suspects carrying guns as they storm inside the store.
Just eight days prior to the attempted robbery, burglars rushed in and held employees at gunpoint.
Footage shows the suspects carrying guns as they storm inside the store but Vincent pulls out his bear spray. A burglary occurred at the same store just eight days prior
Vincent shared that he felt he needed to take a stand and protect his business
They managed to steal thousands in marijuana products.
For this particular incident, Vincent shared that he felt he needed to take a stand and protect his business.
Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound have offered a $1,000 reward for any information pertaining to the suspects.
Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound have offered a $1,000 reward for any information pertaining to the attempted robbery at the store