Assault rifle used during robbery of Metro PCS store in Pembroke Park

Armed robbery caught on surveillance video

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Two masked men, one of them armed with an assault rifle, stormed into a South Florida cellphone store Wednesday.

The robbery occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m. at the Metro PCS store on Pembroke Road in Pembroke Park.

Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Gina Carter said two men got out of a Nissan Maxima that pulled up in front of the store and ran inside, one of them armed with an assault rifle.

Surveillance video showed the rifle-toting robber aim the gun at the employees while the other robber demanded the cash drawers.

Carter said there were three employees and four customers, including a baby, inside the store. She said the crooks got away with three cash drawers.

Detectives are searching for the robbers.

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