ATLANTA — Atlanta police are investigating a shooting at a local convenience store.
Police tell Channel 2 Action News that officers responded to the Big Brother Meat and Grocery store in the 1000 block of Lee Street around midnight in response to shots fired.
They said two people with guns went in and tried to rob the business.
Surveillance cameras captured the terrifying moments on video.
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According to police, the men demanded cash.
The clerk refused, and that was when they started shooting, but what they did not realize that the glass around the cashier counter is completely bullet proof.
All the clerk did was simply close the window, all while the suspects fired shots.
The shooters then took off.
The clerk, who Washington is told had his own firearm, was not hurt.
Washington spoke with some loyal customers, who said the clerk’s quick-thinking saved his life.
“I’m glad. I’m glad he closed the window because they’re nice guys. I was just in here,” Michael Harvey said. “It saved his life.”
Police are still looking for the shooters.
“I have no idea what goes through the mind of people who do things like that,” Harvey said.
Washington learned the suspects were in the store for less than four minutes and they didn’t take anything.
The store’s clerk said this was the second attempted robbery at the store in just a few months.
People who work in the neighborhood said they are not surprised.
“What do you expect? If you create that type of environment, then hey, what do you expect?” said one resident.
The manager here hopes someone recognizes the people in the video and turns them in.
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