Armored truck driver fires shots during attempted robbery outside Wawa store in Holmesburg

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An armored truck driver fired shots at would-be robbers on Friday morning in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia.

It happened around 7:55 a.m. outside a Wawa store on the 7700 block of Frankford Avenue. Police say that's where two suspects tried to rob the truck.

The Loomis truck driver fired a gun several times at the suspects, who fled the scene and remain at large.

The glass door of the Wawa was left shattered.

A neighbor, who wished to remain anonymous, says he called 911 after hearing the shots.

"When I looked out the window, a guy was standing on the passenger side with an AR, yelling at, I guess, the guy he was with. But the guy he was with already had ran," he said.

Surveillance video obtained by Action News shows the two men approaching the front door of the Wawa while the armored truck was parked outside.

Then, one man dives next to a trash can, and both run towards a white Acura on the corner. Then they run down Meridian Street towards Torresdale Avenue.

Police took the white Acura into custody, which had a bullet hole in the driver's side door.

Philadelphia detectives and FBI agents processed the scene and went from business to business looking for surveillance video.

"I got a call saying there was some kind of shootout outside the Wawa across the street, which is really disappointing," said Ed Lloyd from Lloyd Sixsmith Sporting Goods.

Nearby businesses on Frankford say police are frequently called to this Wawa, but nothing on this scale. People we spoke with are concerned.

"If something happens - especially when it's an active shooting - anything can go wrong. They run towards here, damage the cars. Anything can happen," said Rudi Panchal from American Auto Frankford.

Action News reached out to Loomis for a comment, but we have not heard back.

Police say no one was injured in this shooting.

Anyone with information can call or text Philadelphia police at 215-686-TIPS (8477) or submit an anonymous tip online.