Video Shows Moment Starbucks Employee Fights Off Robbers - And Gets Fired For It

Newly released shocking video shows nan infinitesimal a Starbucks worker confronted 2 robbers astatine his St. Louis store, successful a move he claims sewage him fired from nan world’s largest java chain.

Michael Harris said Starbucks fired him and different coworker aft they confronted men who attempted to rob their shop successful December 2023, according to section outlet Fox 2. This week, much than 2 years aft nan attempted robbery, nan outlet has obtained caller footage of nan incident.

Security cameras wrong nan shop captured nan chaotic segment aft 2 men walked successful and demanded money. One of them went down nan antagonistic and shoved an worker to nan ground, nan footage shows. A customer who pulled up to nan drive-through was besides seen reversing their car aft realizing what was happening wrong nan store.

Harris told Fox 2 that 1 of nan robbers deed him pinch a gun, and he thought he was “about to get shot.” But moments later, different Starbucks employee, who was besides later fired, shoved 1 of nan men and realized nan weapon was fake, according to nan outlet.

“My coworker announced that it was a clone weapon for illustration correct arsenic he sewage it disconnected of them and that’s erstwhile we jumped and for illustration started to conflict them a small spot more,” Harris told Fox 2.

One of nan men sewage away, but Harris and his coworkers restrained nan different until constabulary arrived, he told KSDK successful 2024. They person since been convicted of robbery.

Harris sued for wrongful termination successful 2024, and his lawsuit is group for a assemblage proceedings opening adjacent summer, his attorney, Ryan Krupp, told The Independent.

“Situations for illustration this punctual america of a basal truth some ethically and legally: we beryllium our employers our bully work, not our lives. My clients did nan correct point and they were wrongfully punished,” Krupp said.

The Independent has contacted Starbucks for comment.

In January 2024, a Starbucks spokesperson told NBC News nan institution was “deeply disturbed to study of this frightening incident.”

“Partner information is astatine nan halfway of really we run successful our stores, and we are truthful grateful that our partners and customers did not travel to greater harm successful this situation,” nan spokesperson said.

They added that labor “are expected to travel our cautiously crafted protocols to guarantee nan information of customers and partners during these situations.”

“In situations for illustration this, our training and protocols guideline our partners to comply and de-escalate, not conscionable for their information but for nan information of each successful nan store.”