7-Eleven Hammer Fight Between Clerk and Robbery Duo Caught On Crazy Video

WASHINGTON, DC — Police have released video of a man and a woman getting into a fight involving a hammer with employees at a 7 Eleven in Northwest after the man tried to grab cigarettes from behind the counter, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police Department. (You can see the video below.)

Police are treating it as a "robbery while armed (hammer)" incident, which happened in the 200 block of Cedar Street NW in the Takoma neighborhood on Sunday, Aug. 28 at around 10 p.m.

"Two suspects entered the establishment and began to take cigarettes from behind the sales counter," the statement reads. "Two employees attempted to stop the suspects and a struggle ensued with one of the suspects using a hammer in an attempt to strike an employee. The suspects fled with cigarettes."

The video shows a wild scene as the first suspect, a man, walks into the store with a cast on his right arm and begins talking to the man behind the counter while walking back and forth. Soon after, the female suspect enters the picture and starts talking to the man, who by this time has gone almost behind the counter and appears to be smiling as he talks.

The employee says something to the man, who suddenly walks behind the counter and starts grabbing cigarettes, prompting the employee to alert another employee in the back room.

As the first employee starts attempting to strike the man with some large, flat metal object, the second employee emerges with a hammer raised over his head, and then gets into a struggle with the woman as the man begins to flee. Seeing his friend in trouble, the man returns and starts struggling with the two employees as well.

At some point, the woman is able to wrestle the hammer away from the employee and then raises it herself as if about to strike, but the other employee grabs it from her. Eventually, they both flee the store.

MPDC police state: "Anyone who has information regarding this case should call police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, information may be submitted to the TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for an armed robbery committed in the District of Columbia."