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Two Starbucks employees fought off a pair of armed robbers in a \u201clife or death situation\u201d at their crime-plagued store before they were fired, newly released video captured.<\/p>\n

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The chaotic moment broke out when two hooded men entered the Starbucks location near the campus of St. Louis University in Midtown in December 2023, according to video obtained by Fox 2 News on Thursday.<\/p>\n

One of the would-be robbers aimed a gun at the employees behind the counter, as the 10 workers and one customer inside hit the ground, complying with the orders of the armed men.<\/p>\n

One of the robbers rushed the cash register, shoving a female worker out of the way.<\/p>\n

Employee Michael Harris, who was manning the drive-thru, approached the register and began touching the screen as a menacing robber stood next to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was scared but also calm at the moment because I was just like whatever we could do to just get them out of here would be perfect,\u201d Harris told the outlet.<\/p>\n

Harris was trying to open the register, but didn\u2019t have managerial access to the cash, when one of the robbers pistol-whipped him in the back of the head.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that point, like when my vision went black, I was like \u2018I\u2019m about to get shot.’\u201d Harris said. \u201cIt was definitely a life or death situation in my eyes,\u201d Harris said.<\/p>\n

A second male employee, Devin Jones-Ransom, saw the robber lower his gun and jumped at the armed trespasser, running him into the window of the drive-thru.<\/p>\n

The gun broke on impact as Jones-Ransom realized the weapon was fake. Harris then launched his own counter-attack against the robbers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe trigger broke off when they hit him with it,\u201d Harris said. \u201cMy coworker announced that it was a fake gun like right as he got it off of him and thats when we jumped and started to fight them a little more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overhead security cameras captured the two employees pummeling the robbers in the dining area of the shop.<\/p>\n

The two robbers, later identified as Joshua Noe and Marquis Porter-Doyle, were overpowered by Harris and Jones-Ransom.<\/p>\n

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When the fracas ended, Noe was immobilized on the ground while accomplice Marquise Porter-Doyle fled the scene.<\/p>\n

In a grueling mugshot after his arrest, Noe\u2019s face was covered in blood with multiple cuts and scrapes on his face and scalp.<\/p>\n

Both Noe and Porter-Doyle have since been convicted of robbery and sentenced to prison.<\/p>\n

After the brawl, Harris and his coworker were fired from the store weeks after they stopped the robbery.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got a call a few weeks later,\u201d Harris previously told The Post. \u201cOnce the media died down. They told me they were terminating me. I was surprised. I was distraught. I was confused.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harris said the store coffee chain\u2019s location had been plagued by unruly and aggressive customers for months leading up to the violent attempted robbery.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are always yelling and screaming at us, threatening\u00a0to assault us. Throwing things, trying to come up to us,\u201d he said. \u201cBut nothing was ever done. People have left the job because of it.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Starbucks said the two workers did not adhere to the company policy of \u201ccomplying with demands and avoiding actions that could increase risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn high-stress situations like this, our priority is ensuring the safety of everyone in our stores. We were deeply disturbed by this frightening incident and are grateful that our partners and customers were not more seriously injured at the time,\u201d the company told Fox 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we recognize how intense and unpredictable these moments can be, adherence to these protocols is essential to help protect both partners and customers,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

Harris\u2019 lawyer blasted the policy, claiming it could lead to further robbery attempts if workers don\u2019t fight back.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll it\u2019s going to do is disuade people, potentially, from protecting their own lives when they may need it the most, and that is not the world we can live in,\u201d attorney Ryan Krupp told the outlet.<\/p>\n

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