Robbery try fails when man threatens to 'shoot' clerk with his finger

A man believed to be in his early 20s is wanted in an attempted robbery Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at a 7-Eleven store in Bonita Springs, Fla. A man believed to be in his early 20s is wanted in an attempted robbery Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at a 7-Eleven store in Bonita Springs, Fla. Photo: Lee County Sheriff's Office Photo: Lee County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 43 Caption Close Robbery try fails when man threatens to 'shoot' clerk with his finger 1 / 43 Back to Gallery

A holdup at a 7-Eleven store in Bonita Springs, Fla., failed when the would-be robber pointed his finger like a gun and demanded cash from the register, according to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers.

Unimpressed by the weapon brandished, the store clerk refused to comply.

The suspect, a young male with his shirt pulled over his head to obscure his face, did not force the issue. He ran empty-handed out of the store to his getaway vehicle — a white mountain bike — and proceeded to pedal briskly north on Imperial Shores Boulevard.

Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers described the suspect as a male in his early 20s, approximately 5-foot-8 and 165 pounds. The robbery attempt occurred Wednesday morning.

Robberies in which fingers have stood in for guns have succeeded, as the above video at a Los Angeles 7-Eleven in January 2017 demonstrates.

But most pistol pantomimists bent on robbery know to to conceal their "hand guns" in clothing, in a pocket or elsewhere out of sight.

Otherwise it's like bluffing in poker after laying down your cards.