Surveillance video captured a daytime smash-and-grab at an Anaheim Hills, California, jewelry store, showing masked suspects ransacking display cases after a vehicle smashed through the front entrance before fleeing in two getaway cars that later crashed during separate police pursuits.
Throughout the robbery, a man seated near the front of the store stands frozen with his phone in his right hand, appearing stunned by what is unfolding.
While the video shows only four suspects, FOX 11 reported police believe eight were involved.
"Eight to ten guys run in with masks, trash cans, and crowbars, hammers, and smash every showcase," store owner Ramcy Tabelo told the station. "My gun was on the table, they grabbed my gun and at that point I thought I was going to get shot."
Police said both getaway vehicles crashed during pursuits, with the first crash involving multiple vehicles and the second happening about five minutes later, according to the Fullerton Police Department.
Investigators recovered trays of stolen jewelry from the vehicles.
Authorities said all suspects involved in both crashes fled on foot, though at least five suspects have been taken into custody.