Video shows moment Starbucks employee fights off robbers - and gets fired for it (opens original article in a new tab)

A Starbucks employee and coworker were fired after confronting robbers at their St. Louis store, with new footage revealing the incident two years later. Harris is suing for wrongful termination.

• Starbucks employee Michael Harris and a coworker confronted two robbers at their St. Louis store in December 2023
• Harris and his coworker were fired after they restrained one of the robbers following the discovery that the gun was fake
• Harris sued Starbucks for wrongful termination and his case is set for a jury trial in 2025