Employees of an El Cajon taco shop who were robbed at gunpoint say one suspect fired his gun once at them but missed.
Two men entered the Sombrero Mexican Food restaurant on West Main Street just off Interstate 8 before 10 p.m.
One had a knife while the other had what appeared to be a handgun , according to El Cajon Police.
As someone inside the restaurant talked with a 911 dispatcher, a gunshot was heard in the background, police said.
It’s believed someone inside the restaurant followed the robbery suspects into the parking lot. A single round was fired at the witness police said, but the bullet missed and the witness was not injured.
The two men, described as 5-feet, 8-inches tall and in their 20s with medium builds, may have gotten into a newer black BMW four-door vehicle. They were believed to have gotten onto westbound I-8.
One suspect has a goatee, the other has a mustache, police said.
Anyone with additional information can call the El Cajon Police Department at (619) 579-3311. Individuals with information about this incident who wish to remain anonymous can call the Crime Stopper tip line at (888) 580-8477.