Co-op supermarket staff threatened with gun and large knife in Eltham store raid
Female shop worker heard saying 'I don’t have any money' as armed men repeat orders for her to hand over cash while brandishing weapons
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Shocking footage has revealed the moment a pair of young men threatened two shop workers with a gun and a large knife as they robbed a supermarket in south-east London.
CCTV footage released by police shows two men armed with a black handgun and a kitchen knife enter a Co-op in Eltham and threaten the members of staff, as they take money from the till and steal cigarettes.
During the ordeal, which occurred at 10:25pm on Sunday, a visibly frightened female shop worker can be heard saying: “I don’t have any money” as the men repeat orders for her to hand over cash, brandishing their weapons.
As the two robbers move in and continue to demand money another worker appears and says he will open the till. The man holding the gun can be heard saying: “Give me the money”, “Hurry up” and “Now” as the member of staff enters codes to open the till.
Meanwhile, the robber wielding the knife raids shelves behind the till and steals what appears to be tobacco while the female shop worker stands by apparently shaking with fear.
After one of them has obtained the money in the till and the other filled a plastic bag with cigarette packets, the two men walk out, leaving the two workers in what appears to be a state of shock.
According to police, the suspects made their getaway in a waiting white Range Rover Evoque, driven by a third suspect.
The Metropolitan Police are now appealing for the public to help locate the two men in connection with the robbery. In a statement, the force said: “Officers have released the footage after the Co-op store in Westhorne Avenue, Eltham was robbed at 22:25hrs on Sunday 31 July.
“A quantity of cigarettes and cash was stolen from the shop by two men. One suspect was armed with a knife and the other was armed with a black handgun.
“Suspect one is described as a white male, aged 18-22 years. At the time of the robbery he was wearing a dark Ralph Lauren hooded jumper, dark Ralph Lauren tracksuit bottoms, dark Nike cap and a black balaclava. He was armed with a knife.
“Suspect two is described as a black male, aged 18-22 years. At the time of the robbery he was wearing black, knee-length, tracksuit bottoms, white socks pulled up and black trainers and a navy blue Nike hooded top.”