Pharmacist Fights Off Robber in Minneapolis

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MINNEAPOLIS - A pharmacist in south Minneapolis single-handedly fought off an armed robber.

“It was scary, you don't know what he is going to do he was panicked and he was swinging that knife around,” said Cyrus Elliot. Elliot, a pharmacist at Snyder Pharmacy at 4600 Nicollet Ave. S. in south Minneapolis.

Wednesday morning, shortly after the store opened, a man walked in wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and carrying a duffle bag. Surveillance video shows the man ducking into one of the store’s aisles and slipping on a clear plastic hallowed mask.

The robber went behind the counter and demanded Elliot fill his bag with narcotics.

“A lot of these guys are drug users themselves you don't know what they are going to do," Elliot said. "So I started to walk back and hesitated a little bit and I opened the cabinet and he said now stand back or I’ll stab you -- I'll kill you."

Surveillance video shows the robber armed himself with a kitchen style knife. Elliot waited for the just the right moment and grabbed a chair to fight off the robber. The two men fought for several minutes. Elliot dislocated his thumb during the scuffle and cut his hand when he grabbed at the knife.

"If he had had a gun it would have been different but it was only a funky little butcher knife,” said Elliot.

The robber left without any narcotics. Minneapolis Police say Elliot is lucky he was not hurt worse.

“We always caution people on fighting back. If they ask for a certain item, give it up it’s not worth your safety,” said Minneapolis Police Sgt. Jesse Garcia.

Police are looking for a white man approximately 5’10”-6” tall, 230 lbs wearing a white hooded sweatshirt, translucent Halloween mask blue jeans and armed with a large kitchen type knife. Anyone with information should call the Minneapolis Police Tip Line at 612-692-8477

Another interesting little vigilante story, guy got wounded a bit, but at least he didn't get fired.