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Suspect Drops Gun And Pants During Attempted Robbery

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) -- A robbery attempt in Aurora didn't go quite as planned. Instead of walking away with a bunch of money, the suspect ran off without his gun -- and almost lost his pants on the way out.

Robber drops gun and his pants

ROBBERY GONE WRONG: A robbery attempt didn't go quite as planned earlier this month in Aurora, Colorado. At an e-cig store, the robber pulled out a gun - only to drop it over the counter! As he made his escape ... he almost lost his pants! Authorities later said the gun was a BB gun.

Posted by CBS Newspath on Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Video posted by the Aurora Police Department shows a man approach the counter at the E-Cig of Denver on Sunday, Sept. 2.

He pulled out a gun -- police said it was a BB gun with the orange tip removed -- but fumbled it and it slid over the counter to the employee's side.

He attempts to jump over the counter, but gives up as the female employee goes for the gun on the ground.

He turns and runs, and as he kicks the front door open his pants drop nearly to his knees. You can see him struggling to pull them back up as he runs through the parking lot.

The suspect was wearing a red hat, a blue Denver Broncos sweatshirt with an orange "D" on the front, black pants, sunglasses, orange gloves and white shoes.

The suspect was still on the loose as of this report.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Detective Hefty at 303.739.6947 or tipsters can call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720.913.7867. By using Crime Stoppers, tipsters can remain anonymous and be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.

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