Fall River business robbed at knife point, the owner fights back
By Samantha Fenlon
sfenlon@abc6.com
Shocking moments for a Fall River business owner who was robbed at knife point Sunday morning.
The whole incident was caught on surveillance video at Jarek’s Market.
The robber was masked with only his eyes showing. In the video he can be seen quickly jumping the counter and going after the owner of the store with a knife.
"He said give me money give me money that’s all he said nothing else," said the owner who asked not to be identified.
The owner responded instantly grabbing his own knife.
"I think he wanted to kill me. That’s why I self defended myself," said the owner.
The knife match moved from behind the counter to the middle of the store. An entire shelving unit toppled over before the two head for one of the aisles. At one point the robber dropped his knife and threw a can of corn at the victim.
"I was so scared," said the owner.
When the two go off camera in this corner of the store the owner tells ABC 6 News that he threw his knife and the cash at the robber. He says the robber took them both and fled.
The suspect left his bike behind as he ran away. The owner says he got around $300.
The owner had a visible scratch on his face and hand Monday night. He says he thinks he knows the man who did this.
As of now, police have made not made any arrests.
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