to mind, but it s becoming more common to see security camera footage of drugstores held up at gunpoint as robbers go after supply of highly addictive narcotic drugs. most robberies end without injury, but not always. in june, 2011, a man intent on stealing prescription drugs murders four people including the pharmacist and his assistant in a drugstore in suburban new york. only one month before this brutal attack, michigan pharmacist jeremy hoeven is caught on security cameras coming face to face with an armed robber. he makes a decision that may save his life, but will hurt his career. he ll later use the security camera footage to try to win public support for his fight against a new adversary, his former employer. it s about 4:30 a.m. on may 8th, 2011. security cameras capture the empty aisles at the benton harbor walgreens.
another employee picks up the dropped gun. if hovan expects praise for his vigilante actions, he doesn t get it from his employer. instead he s fired. walgreens says hovan violated its workplace violence policy, which prohibits employees from possessing firearms on company property. hoeven obtained his concealed weapons permit after being held up in a 2007 robbery at same store. he admits he did not notify his employer, and he says he was unaware of its policy. hovan is now suing walgreens for unfair dismissal. walgreens has denied his claims and said in a statement its employees receive comprehensive training on how to react and respond to a potential robbery situation. and that law enforcement strongly advises against confronting crime suspects. still, hoeven s lawyer says he did the right thing. he was exercising his reasonable right of self-defense