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New video shows how Detroit fender bender turned into armed robbery

Posted at 5:21 PM, Aug 11, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-11 17:21:14-04

Brand new video released to 7 Action News shows a fender bender on Detroit's west side quickly turn into a violent crime.

Police say cameras were rolling when the accident turned into an armed robbery, but the suspects has no idea they were caught on video.

The victim accidentally backed into a tan colored Toyota at a coney island drive thru around 2:40 a.m. on July 23.

The 31-year-old woman and 25-year-old man are confronted by the man behind the vehicle, who allegedly forced them to turn over their money at gunpoint.

Scared for their safety, they turned the cash over and the suspects left the scene in the Toyota with rear passenger damage.

Police say if you recognize the suspects to call police.