(TheIndependentStar.com) – In a dramatic turn of events, video footage captured the intense moment when a Minnesota father and his 8-year-old daughter fought off an armed robbery suspect at a liquor store.
Watch the video further down this post.
Police arrested 37-year-old Conchobhar Morrell and charged him with first-degree attempted aggravated robbery. According to charging documents, Morrell had previously been convicted of first-degree aggravated robbery back in 2004.
Surveillance footage shows the suspect, dressed in what looks like an Amazon uniform, walking toward the store manager, Leo, and placing a BB gun on the counter. The two seem to exchange words.
When the suspect moved behind the counter, Leo threw a punch, and a fight broke out. Leo managed to pin the suspect to the ground, and then his 8-year-old daughter stepped in with a baseball bat, hitting the suspect.
Additionally, CBS News reported that Morrell worked as a delivery associate for a third-party package delivery service linked to Amazon. An Amazon spokesperson stated that Morrell would be “immediately off-boarded.”
Leo told CBS he was getting ready to close the store when the incident occurred.
“He [Morrell] put the gun on the table. He asked me to give him all the money and everything in the register. I told him, ‘Yes, I’ll give you everything,’” Leo recounted.
Then, he was ready to hand over the money, not wanting to put his daughter, who was beside him, in danger.
Yet, when the suspect tried to move behind the counter where Leo’s daughter was, Leo decided to fight. “I’m a dad. I’m not going to let that happen,” Leo told the outlet.
He did not realize his daughter had joined the fight until he later watched the surveillance footage.
“I’m so proud of her. She’s so strong,” he said.
When Leo asked his daughter why she helped him fight off the suspect, she simply replied that she wanted to protect him.
Video shows an 8-year-old girl using a baseball bat to help her dad fight off an armed robber wearing an Amazon uniform inside a liquor store in Minnesota. Her father, who's a store manager, told CBS Minnesota that he didn't expect her to join in.https://t.co/3xXpFA5We9 pic.twitter.com/7nxhcFTztQ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 14, 2024
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