This is the shocking moment when a man was taken down by a security guard as he tried to rob a hotel in China. The 23-year-old, who claimed to have been inspired by a crime show, used a toy gun during the robbery attempt last week, according to local repo
This is the shocking moment when a man was taken down by a security guard as he tried to rob a hotel in China. The 23-year-old, who claimed to have been inspired by a crime show, used a toy gun during the robbery attempt last week, according to local reports.
He then took out a fake gun from his bag and tried to rob the hotel, said a member of staff Photo:DailyMail
The man reportedly took out the fake weapon to threaten a receptionist after he was told that the hotel was fully booked.
The suspect came to a hotel in central China and tried to book a room at the front desk . Photo:DailyMail
Surveillance footage, uploaded by Chinese news site The Paper, captures the moment when the man asked for a vacant room at the hotel in Changsha, Hunan Province, on May 28.
The man, surnamed Li, was seen wearing a white cap, a pair of white gloves and sunglasses.
Security guard, Fan Guoan, attempted to take the man down as he noticed it was a fake gun. Photo:DailyMail
An eyewitness, who worked for the hotel, told a reporter from Anhui TV that the man took out a gun and wanted to rob the hotel.
‘He said the hotel must be earning a lot and asked the man at the front desk to take out all the money while pointing a gun at him,’ the female employee said.
Mr Li then pointed the gun at Fan Guoan, a hotel security guard who rushed over to tackle the assailant.
Within seconds, Mr Fan, 59, took away Mr Li’s fake gun and brought him under control.
Fan, a retired soldier, took away the fake weapon and tackled him down within seconds Photo:DailyMail
Two other staff came to help catch the man.
Mr Fan, a retired soldier, said he noticed Mr Li was carrying a fake gun, according to the interview.
Changsha policemen arrived at the scene after receiving a phone call.
Officers brought the suspect to the police station for investigation.
Mr Li claimed to be a fan of western crime shows.
The 23-year-old had planned eight escape routes beforehand but was caught onsite Photo:DailyMail
He explained that he was in need of money and decided to copy a scene from a drama he liked.
Li had brought three hats, two pairs of gloves and a few sets of clothing to change.
He also designed eight different routes to escape, according to reports.
However he was caught onsite and policemen had arrested Mr Li. The case is under further investigation.
