Armed robber meets his match - CCTV

This is the moment a robber attempting to hold up a store in Pennsylvania with a BB gun was challenged by a shopkeeper wielding his own weapon.

A shopkeeper in western Pennsylvania, USA has foiled an attempted robbery by a suspect who entered his shop armed with a BB gun.

The footage shows the suspect, named by local police as 42-year-old James Hayes, entering the shop and confronting the shopkeeper with the air gun.

Not allowing himself to be intimidated by the threat, the shop keeper reaches below the counter and pulls out his own firearm.

After a brief stand off, the pair brawl, knocking down a display, until the shop keeper manages to chase the thief out of his store.

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