As a doughnut shop in Linda Vista was robbed at gunpoint early Saturday morning, one employee said all he could think about was his family, and coming out of the ordeal alive.
“A lot of things come to your head. I was thinking about my family,” Angel Yanez, the victim of the robbery, told NBC 7. “I have kids. And I was thinking about them because when somebody points a gun at your head, you’re thinking other things. You’re thinking you’re going to die or something.”
At around 4:45 a.m. Saturday, an unknown man wearing a mask and armed with a gun entered the Yum Yum Donut shop located at 6925 Linda Vista Rd. The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) says the suspect pointed a gun at Yanez, the clerk on duty at the time, and demanded money.
Yanez said his first reaction was to run. So, he ducked down and ran into the kitchen to get away from the masked man. He said that’s when the suspect began yelling at him to come out. Frightened beyond measure, Yanez said he stayed hidden in the kitchen.
Moments later, Yanez said the man cut the wires connected to the cash register and stole the entire register. The robber then fled from the shop, running away eastbound on Linda Vista Road.
Yanez was not harmed, but understandably rattled by the scary situation.
According to him, the suspect was wearing a black hoodie, jeans and a blue bandana covering his face. He was approximately 25 years old.
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The case is under investigation. Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. As of 11 a.m., the robbery suspect remained at large.
