Security video shows deputy walk in on four thugs committing armed robbery at 7-Eleven in California

Dramatic security video captured the moment a deputy walked in on four armed thugs trying to rob a convenience store in California.

KTLA-TV obtained the video from a 7-Eleven on the intersection of Victoria Street and Avalon Boulevard in the city of Carson from 1:30 a.m. on Saturday.

The video shows three alleged armed robbers walk into the store from one door and a fourth walk in from a side door. They hopped over the counter with guns in hand.

The clerk said that they put a gun to his head and also threatened him with a knife before a deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department happened to walk into the store.

The video shows the deputy quickly pull out his service weapon and call for backup.

One of the two clerks told KTLA that he dropped to the floor and recalled that he feared being shot by the robbers.

“I’m done. Maybe they’re going to shoot me. Everything happened so fast and they were screaming," said Sergio Flores.

Instead, he was relieved to see the deputy step inside the store.

“When I saw him come in, I realized somebody’s come to save us,” Flores added.

The video showed other deputies arrive to aid in the arrest of the four suspects. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Police believe the incident might be related to a string of robberies involving 7-Eleven stores in the Los Angeles and Long Beach area. The robbers made off with money, candy, and lottery tickets in those incidents, according to police.

One customer at the 7-Eleven expressed her anger at the robberies.

“It’s not OK for people to think it’s OK to walk into a business and steal and take money,” Lizeth Cortez told KNBC-TV. “People work hard for their money every day. For someone to come in and steal it, it’s not OK.”

Here's the video of the incident:

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