Overview
- Surveillance video shows about five masked individuals smashing display cases at Olivia's Fine Jewelry as an employee took cover.
- The store owner emerged with a handgun and fired three to five shots, chasing the suspects into the street, according to police and video.
- Investigators say the thieves escaped with an estimated $170,000 in high-value jewelry before abandoning a dark gray Audi outside city limits.
- Police report no one was struck by gunfire and note they do not generally recommend civilian confrontations of this kind.
- Authorities describe the operation as meticulous, citing signs of pacing beforehand, and the search for suspects continues with no arrests or descriptions released.