The moment a victim shot his two would-be attackers in the legs during a brazen Los Angeles robbery on Monday was caught on surveillance video.
The video shows the male victim standing with two women while holding a shopping bag near Melrose Avenue and Vista Street when a Dodge Avenger reversed toward them and the two robbers jumped out of the car around 7:10 p.m. on Monday.
One of the assailants then pulls out a handgun and points it at the man while the two women flee, the shocking video shows.
The male victim then pulls his own weapon from his pocket and shoots at the robbers at least four times while dropping his shopping bag and turning to run in the opposite direction.
One of the assailants then pulls out a handgun and points it at the man
The male victim then pulls out his own gun as the women flee, shooting at the suspects
The male victim also drops his shopping bag and turning to run in the opposite direction
The failed robbers' apparent getaway driver then turns to drive off without them as the two assailants then scatter.
'Words were apparently exchanged, and the victim ultimately produces a handgun, apparently to defend himself and others in his group from the would-be robbery suspects,' the Los Angeles Police Department said in a press release.
'The victim fired his weapon towards the suspects and then all parties immediately fled the location.'
The Los Angeles Police Department said on Wednesday that the two suspects have been arrested - though cops are still searching for their driver.
The cops are still looking for the getaway driver who drives off without the two robbers in the video after the shots went off
Cops are also asking for the public's help in identifying the robbery victim and finding any witnesses who might have seen the failed robbery attempt.
Nicholas Brown, 22, and Markeil Hayes, 28, were arrested for attempted robbery, cops said on Wednesday.
Brown, who is currently on parole for another conviction, suffered a gun shot wound to his upper left thigh.
Hayes, who is also currently on parole, suffered a gun shot wound to the right calf.
The latest attack comes as shootings in LA skyrocket.
The number of shooting victims so far this year is up 43.2% on the same period last year, according to Compstat crime statistics.
There have been 782 shooting victims since January, while in the same period last year there were just 546.
Violent crime is up 5% year-on-year in Los Angeles. There have been 15,6221 violent crimes recorded by the LAPD since the start of the year - up from 14,880 for the same period last year.
This has been driven by a surge in homicides and aggravated assaults.
Homicides are up 28.9% in the year to date - from 159 in 2020 to 205 this year.
Aggravated assaults are up 10.3% from 9490 in 2020, to 10646 in 2021.
Robberies are broadly flat, with 4,241 in the year to date compared to 4,403 reported in the same period last year.
Overall, the total number of arrests in LA is down 4.1% year-on-year, from 39,630 in 2020 to 38,010 this year.
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