REDWOOD CITY – Authorities had been looking for three males who allegedly tried to rob a jewellery retailer in unincorporated Redwood Metropolis earlier than somebody on the retailer fired a shot from a gun, scaring the trio away.
At 5:50 p.m. Monday, deputies had been known as to Plaza Jewelers at 3303 Middlefield Street for a report of an armed theft, stated Sgt. Jesse Gurkovic of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Workplace.
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Deputies discovered that three males had entered the enterprise, displayed firearms and demanded merchandise, Gurkovic stated.
A retailer proprietor pulled out a firearm and shot one spherical, inflicting the three males to take off operating, in response to Detective Javier Acosta. No accidents had been reported and no arrests had been made.
The investigation was ongoing and police had been engaged on figuring out the suspects.
Rosalba Farias, proprietor of the shop, stated her husband retrieved a gun and fired one spherical, hitting the entrance door of the shop. Two of the lads had weapons and the opposite was holding a bit of metallic, she stated.
“I used to be within the again counter serving to a buyer once I heard the noise and I simply froze,” she stated.
Anybody with info associated to the case can contact the sheriff’s workplace at 650-363-4911 or the nameless tip line at 800-547-2700.