Washington jewelry store owner opens fire after would-be thieves ram truck through storefront

Masked would-be thieves smashed a pickup truck through the front of a Washington jewelry store in broad daylight and stormed inside — only to be sent scrambling when the store owner pulled a gun and opened fire, according to authorities and a local report.

The attempted robbery unfolded shortly after 12:25 p.m. on Tuesday at Medina Jewelers in Lynnwood.

Surveillance video shows three vehicles circling the parking lot before a white Toyota Tacoma barrels through the storefront, shattering glass and sending employees running.