VIDEO: CCTV shows robber point gun at shop worker – but weapon failed to go off

CCTV footage shows the moment an armed robber pointed a gun at a shop worker and pulled the trigger – but the weapon failed to go off.

West Midlands Police said a small semi-automatic pistol was aimed at a sales assistant at A-Z news, Coventry Road, Birmingham, on October 22 at around 11.30pm.