Caught on Cam: San Jose Convenience Store Robber Brandishes Shotgun

Convenience store security video shows an armed robbery suspect hitting a customer with a shotgun in northeast San Jose.

Surveillance cameras captured a man yelling at customers inside a store on North Capitol Avenue on May 9. Then he pointed his shotgun at the worker, demanding all the money in the register.

San Jose police say the man he got away with some cash.

The suspect -- described as 25 to 35 years old, 5'8", 160 to 190 pounds -- fled in a silver Toyota sedan with another suspect behind the wheel.

Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the San Jose Police Department's Robbery Unit at (408) 277-4166.

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