Armed Texas store owner defends self in shootout with would-be robbers, video shows

A store owner in Mesquite, Texas, said he only had seconds to react after two hooded suspects entered his shop and pointed guns at him last week.

Security footage from inside the store shows the owner in the back of the store when the two suspects in hooded sweatshirts enter and draw their weapons. One suspect is seen pointing a gun at the owner.

The owner, however, surprises the suspects by pulling out his own gun and trading fire with the pair, who quickly flee the store.