A man's attempt at an armed robbery at a store near Denver, Colorado didn't quite go as planned.
Security camera footage from the E-Cig store in Aurora shows a man entering the store with a gun but dropping it behind the counter, running off after failing to climb over it.
It later transpired the weapon was a replica gun.
The incident happened on 2 September and was shared by the Aurora Police Department, asking the public to help identify the man.
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