Ottawa police are searching for a suspect after a convenience store owner fought off a would-be robber wielding a handgun.

Security video captured the incident, showing the robber enter the store with a shirt wrapped around his head, pull out a weapon and grab hold of the store owner. The owner struggled to get away before retrieving a broom handle from behind the counter and fighting off the attacker.

The robber fled, but not before the shirt came off his head, allowing the security camera to catch a brief glimpse of his face.

Police said in a news release the robber left the scene in a stolen black Pontiac G5. Police also said the store owner didn’t believe the handgun was authentic.

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