Minnesota Store Owner Tackles Man Trying to Rob His Store, Then His 8-Year-Old Daughter Jumps In with Baseball Bat to Help Finish the Job, Video Shows

Surveillance video caught the daring moment an 8-year-old girl thwarted an armed robbery at a Minnesota liquor store by beating a would-be robber with a baseball bat. The incident at the Big Discount Liquor store in Maplewood, Minnesota, caught the attention of local and national news outlets. The store’s manager, who identified himself to local news stations as Leo, said he was preparing to close at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, when someone he thought was a customer walked in. A video screenshot shows a little girl fighting off a robber in a Minnesota store. (Photo: YouTube screenshot/WCCO) The store’s surveillance video showed a man in an Amazon delivery uniform walking in and around the liquor shop before making his way to the cashier. He approached Leo, pulled out a BB handgun that looked like a real firearm, and placed it on the counter. “He put the gun on the table. He asked me to give him all the money and everything I got in the register. I told him, ‘Yes, I’ll give you everything,’” Leo told WCCO. Leo said he asked the man to put away his weapon because his 8-year-old daughter was behind the counter, and he...