NORWELL – Police in Norwell and Quincy are investigating whether three suspects are behind two terrifying armed robberies and a chaotic crash.
The first armed robbery was reported at 4:18 a.m. Wednesday from the 7-Eleven at 95 Washington Street in Norwell.
The terrifying moments were captured on surveillance video and showed the three masked men storming into the store, displaying two handguns and demanding cash from the clerk as he was closing the register.
The clerk told WBZ it was the first time in seven years as a clerk that he had a gun put to his head.
‘I thought this was the end’
“I just praise God, they didn’t shoot me,” said Mohamed, the clerk. ‘Anything can happen. All you think about is him pulling the trigger because some of them will take the money and kill you. I already thought this would be the end of Mohamed.’
Mohamed said the entire robbery lasted seconds.
Norwell Police
“I just gave them everything and handed over my hand, so they took all the money, with a gun to my head, I was shaking. When they left, they said, ‘If you follow us, we will kill you'”, she said. Mohammed.
A few minutes later at 4:38 a.m. in Quincy, police believe the same suspects are seen on video wearing the same distinctive clothing walking toward the 7-Eleven on Franklin St.
Another 7-Eleven robbed in Quincy
Another clerk was robbed at gunpoint. Investigators say the suspects ran and fled in a blue Hyundai.
Police say an officer tried to stop the suspect car, but it sped away before crashing into a fire hydrant and breaking a telephone pole.
Brian Sheehy was startled by the noise as he left for work early in the morning.
“I heard the car flying down the street, like you can hear a car when they’re going really fast,” Sheehy said. “Flied by and a police car drove right behind them, went straight through a stop sign and hit the building.”
Detectives say the three suspects ditched the crash scene and possibly stole a car near the chaotic scene.
“You don’t expect something like that, I’m like, ‘oh Jesus,’” Sheehy said.
Now detectives are trying to find out if the same trio is behind the wild crime wave, with Mohamed still too restless to go to work.
“I tell people to pay attention, especially us, the night people who work in the store, the police have to be around there,” Mohamed said.
The incidents are currently under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Norwell police.
