PATERSON — A deli owner fought back against armed robbers who tried to hold him up at gunpoint.

CBS New York reported the masked men men entered the Camilo Liquor and Grocery on Sixth Avenue on January 6 early in the evening. The owner of the store, Jose Camilio, said he was watching on one of the 29 security cameras he has in the store, and fired his own gun at the men.

He said when they pointed a gun at his own brother, he knew he had to act.  No arrests have yet been made, according to the report.

Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com.

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