Gun-toting masked man threatens to kill people in store — but armed customer quickly turns the tables

A man donned in black from head to toe and wearing a face mask entered a Chevron store in Heflin, Alabama, late Thursday night, pulled a gun and demanded money from the clerk, WBRC-TV reported.

“A customer was in there about to exit," Heflin Police Chief A.J. Benefield told the station. "He pushed the customer back in there and told him, ‘Don’t leave. Stay where you’re at, or I’ll kill you guys.'”

But the unnamed customer wasn't about to let that happen.

Image source: WRBC-TV

Turns out he had a gun of his own and started firing at the masked man.

Benefield said the customer fired two shots at the suspect who took off running for his vehicle. But once behind the wheel, the masked man floored it toward the armed customer — who fired off two more rounds, police said.

The suspect — described as black, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 160 pounds — was seen heading east on Interstate 20 toward Atlanta, WRBC said.

It's unclear if the masked man was hit by the customer's gunfire, but police were checking local hospitals, the station reported.

However, WRBC noted the suspect's car — a dark-colored four-door — should have a couple of bullet holes in the side.

(H/T: Bearing Arms)