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4 shot in Dunkin' Donuts robbery in Delray Beach | Video
By Sun-Sentinel
Originally published 11:53 a.m., November 27, 2008
Updated 01:27 p.m., November 27, 2008
DELRAY BEACH — Four people were shot at what police described as a "takeover style robbery" at a Dunkin Doughnuts Wednesday night.
In a surveillance video recovered by police, four men dressed in black wearing masks, are seen entering the Dunkin Donuts at 4800 West Atlantic Avenue at 10:22 p.m.
Two men jumped the counter as employees ran to the back of the store. Two other robbers ordered a group of senior citizens to the ground.
"They are going through everyone's pockets," said Delray Beach Police spokesman Jeff Messer. "The victims were doing everything they were told to do."
Police said that two of the robbers were carrying handguns and another had a shotgun. After the men rifled through the costumers pockets and cleaned out the cash register, the man begin to flee.
In the video, the robber carrying the shotgun is seen shooting a man in the face at close range. Then he shoots another.
"They started randomly shooting people who were compliant," Messer said. "This is a senseless crime." Investigators said that as the robbers fled the store, a man driving a white Chevy Lumina on Whatley Road flashed his high beams at the men, who were running in front of him. One of the robbers fired at the car, hitting the man in the face through the windshield of his car.
A fourth victim later showed up at the Veterans Administration Hospital in West Palm Beach with what police described as a gunshot pellet wound to his leg.
Police did not release the identity of the victims. Two of the victims were taken to Delray Medical Center and are expected to recover from their wounds.
It's unclear how much money the men fled with.
"It couldn't have been more than a couple hundred dollars," Messer said.
It's also unclear what kind of ammunition the robbers had for the shot gun used in the shootings.
Police said the robbers are dangerous. Messer said they shot innocent victims who could not have identified any of them since they were all wearing masks.
"To have this happened on Thanksgiving eve adds to the sadness of it," Messer said. "The act itself is so heinous."
They are offering a $5,000 reward to anyone with information that could lead to an arrest, in addition to the $1,000 reward offered by Crime Stoppers.
"Somebody knows who did this," Messer said. "The community is at risk with these guys out there." Anyone with information should call the Delray Police Department at 561-243-7800 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-8477.
4 shot in Dunkin' Donuts robbery in Delray Beach | Video
By Sun-Sentinel
Originally published 11:53 a.m., November 27, 2008
Updated 01:27 p.m., November 27, 2008
DELRAY BEACH — Four people were shot at what police described as a "takeover style robbery" at a Dunkin Doughnuts Wednesday night.
In a surveillance video recovered by police, four men dressed in black wearing masks, are seen entering the Dunkin Donuts at 4800 West Atlantic Avenue at 10:22 p.m.
Two men jumped the counter as employees ran to the back of the store. Two other robbers ordered a group of senior citizens to the ground.
"They are going through everyone's pockets," said Delray Beach Police spokesman Jeff Messer. "The victims were doing everything they were told to do."
Police said that two of the robbers were carrying handguns and another had a shotgun. After the men rifled through the costumers pockets and cleaned out the cash register, the man begin to flee.
In the video, the robber carrying the shotgun is seen shooting a man in the face at close range. Then he shoots another.
"They started randomly shooting people who were compliant," Messer said. "This is a senseless crime." Investigators said that as the robbers fled the store, a man driving a white Chevy Lumina on Whatley Road flashed his high beams at the men, who were running in front of him. One of the robbers fired at the car, hitting the man in the face through the windshield of his car.
A fourth victim later showed up at the Veterans Administration Hospital in West Palm Beach with what police described as a gunshot pellet wound to his leg.
Police did not release the identity of the victims. Two of the victims were taken to Delray Medical Center and are expected to recover from their wounds.
It's unclear how much money the men fled with.
"It couldn't have been more than a couple hundred dollars," Messer said.
It's also unclear what kind of ammunition the robbers had for the shot gun used in the shootings.
Police said the robbers are dangerous. Messer said they shot innocent victims who could not have identified any of them since they were all wearing masks.
"To have this happened on Thanksgiving eve adds to the sadness of it," Messer said. "The act itself is so heinous."
They are offering a $5,000 reward to anyone with information that could lead to an arrest, in addition to the $1,000 reward offered by Crime Stoppers.
"Somebody knows who did this," Messer said. "The community is at risk with these guys out there." Anyone with information should call the Delray Police Department at 561-243-7800 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-8477.
