Detroit Man Says He Was Fired after Robbery at Family Dollar

DETROIT (WJBK) - A Detroit man is out of a job after being a victim of an armed robbery at a Family Dollar store in Detroit.

"It really is traumatizing because at that particular time when it happened, I just saw my life flash before my eyes," said Steven Cobb. "I'm thinking I'm not going to see my wife or kids again."

He worked at the Family Dollar store at Outer Drive and Mound. On November 10th, a customer pointed a gun in his face.

"He actually gave me money, and when I looked up he had the gun pointed at me," Cobb explained. "He reached his left arm over the counter and he took the fives and he took the tens, and he was like 'lift it up.' And he took the twenties out from under there, too."

Cobb said he worked for two weeks following the robbery and then was told he was going to be fired.

"When I went to work this past Saturday, the store manger [called] me into the office and [told me], 'I have to let you go. … They said you had too much money in your drawer at the time of the robbery,''' Cobb told us. "Are you serious?"

Cobb said he never saw a written policy about how much cash he could keep in the register and the night of the robbery was busy.

"I had about five to six people in line. I was trying to get them out of the store quick as I can, so I [thought] I'll just drop the money after I take care of these couple of people before I got to the guy that robbed me," he said.

We tried to get a comment at the store. An employee said he would relay that request to the manager. We're waiting for a response.

Cobb is a U.S Navy and Army Reserve veteran. He has three children, and his wife goes to school and works a part-time job.

"He could've died right there. What would they have told me? What would they have said to me? What would they have done for me because my husband sacrificed his life at Family Dollar? It's just wrong," said Mannette Redmond-Cobb.