88-Year-Old Store Owner Assaulted During Smash-and-Grab Robbery, Gang Had Axes and Hammers [WATCH]

Shocking surveillance video out of San Jose shows a gang of masked thieves storming a family-run jewelry store, assaulting its 88-year-old owner, and leaving him with a stroke.

The brazen smash-and-grab unfolded around 2:30 p.m. Friday, when an SUV plowed through the front of Kim Hung Jewelry. At least half a dozen suspects in black rushed in, barking at customers to “get the f–k down” as they swung axes and hammers at display cases, scooping up gold and jewels.

Heart-stopping footage shows the elderly owner trying to fend them off before being shoved to the ground. He was cut by shattered glass and later suffered a stroke, according to a family friend. Miraculously, he was stabilized and released from the hospital by Sunday.

The chaos lasted only moments before a car outside blared its horn, spooking the robbers into fleeing in multiple getaway vehicles. One suspect was reportedly armed with a gun.

Police estimate damages at up to $100,000. No arrests have been made, and the violent crew remains at large.

Watch the clips below:

“Slammed him down to the floor.” 88yo owner of Kim Hung jewelry store knocked to ground, suffers stroke & cuts from broke glass after invaders back Ford Explorer into his store & smash display cases. @SanJosePD investigating. @ZakSNews @KTVU reports pic.twitter.com/wET21QV7fN

— Henry K. Lee (@henrykleeKTVU) September 8, 2025

More over at The New York Post:

Elderly California jewelry store owner assaulted by gang of masked thieves during smash-and-grab robbery: ‘Made my blood boil’ https://t.co/dlngRpfhWE pic.twitter.com/FnTsgXmLAE

— New York Post (@nypost) September 8, 2025