Intense video shows the moment Las Vegas smoke shop owner stabs would-be thief: 'I was in a fight or flight mode'



Video captured the harrowing moment when the owner of a Las Vegas smoke shop stabbed a would-be robber.

Johnny Nguyen was working at the Smokestrom Smoke Shop in the middle of the day on Wednesday when two individuals wearing ski masks walked into his store. In the surveillance camera video, Nguyen can be heard asking them, "Why are you guys wearing masks like that?"

Nguyen then said, "Can you guys just leave?"

One of the youngsters takes a tip jar. Nguyen told them that they can take the jar, but asks them to leave the coins.

Suddenly, one of the individuals jumps over the counter. That's when Nguyen began stabbing the would-be thief.

Nguyen stabbed the would-be robber seven times with a knife.

The other person instantly ran out of the smoke shop.

As he is being stabbed, the would-be thief yells, "I'm dead! I'm dead!"

He then falls to the floor. Nguyen drags the would-be robber near the front door of the smoke shop.

Immediately after he had stabbed the would-be thief, Nguyen called the police.

Nguyen told FOX5, "The whole time I was a little bit nervous because obviously I was getting robbed."

“I was really scared for my life because they were wearing baggy clothes... one of them came in with a bag as if he had a firearm,” the smoke shop owner said.

"I was in a fight or flight mode… a lot of adrenaline going through my body,” Nguyen added.

"I honestly don't recall what I was thinking," Nguyen told KSNV. "I assumed they had guns on them."

Nguyen revealed that he plans to purchase a gun for the store in the event that his store is robbed again.

"I don’t know who they're friends with, maybe they want to come back and do something else, so I just must stay vigilant," Nguyen said.

Nguyen told KLAS-TV, “I don’t think he planned on getting stabbed that day obviously, but if you try robbing a store you are taking a risk. This is a small business obviously."

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said they had arrested two juveniles involved in the attempted robbery of the Smokestrom Smoke Shop in Las Vegas.

The would-be robber was taken to a local hospital after the foiled robbery attempt. Authorities did not reveal the health of the would-be thief who was stabbed.

No charges have been filed against Nguyen at the time of publication.

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Video: Man fights robber, takes his gun away. Second crook runs over, shoots man, both suspects escape — but victim may have hit second crook with gunfire.



Surveillance video caught a foiled robbery and shootout Tuesday in northeast Philadelphia — and it featured a man who fought and took a gun away from a robber, and a second suspect who ran up and shot the man, after which both suspects got away.

But police said the victim may have hit the second suspect with gunfire also.

What are the details?

Police said the first offender tried to rob a 46-year-old man who was standing on the sidewalk in the 4200 block of E. Cheltenham Ave. around 1:49 p.m. But the victim fought the would-be robber, and police said he managed to take the suspect's gun away.

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But video shows a second offender running up and firing a gun at the victim, striking him in the buttocks and left ankle, police said.

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The victim returned fire and appeared to have hit the second offender at least once, police said.

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Both offenders got into a dark-colored SUV, possibly an Infiniti, on the 5400 hundred block of Erdrick Street and fled south, police said.

The victim was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and listed in stable condition, police said.

Police added to WTXF-TV that 15 shell casings and two projectiles were found at the scene, and workers were trying to recover a gun from a nearby sewer.

Anything else?

The first offender was described as a thin male with black hair wearing blue jeans and a black hoodie over a white T-shirt, police said. The second offender was described as a thin male with black hair wearing a white tank top, maroon shorts with black designs on the sides, and black Croc shoes, police said, adding that the shoes were left at scene.

The getaway vehicle was described as a dark-colored SUV/crossover-style vehicle with chrome trim and a billet-style grill with no brand logo, police said, adding that the vehicle also may have bullet holes in the driver’s side and rear panels.

Police said if you see these suspects, do not approach them and instead immediately call 911. Dial or text 215-686-TIPS (8477) to submit a tip, police said, adding that one can submit a tip anonymously on an electronic form. Police said all tips will be confidential — and you can call the Shooting Investigations Group at 215-686-8271 if you have any information about this crime or these suspects.

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