A would-be robber was sent running out of a Michigan gas station like a bat out of hell early on Monday after a heat-packing gas station clerk pulled out a handgun and brought forth a hail of bullets, according to a report by MLive.com.

Footage released by police shows a revolver-toting man entering the Norton Shores gas station's front door just after 6 a.m. wearing dark clothing and a ski mask.

The suspect next cleaned out the register before forcing the gas station's 24-year-old clerk into a back room and reportedly demanding cigarettes be loaded into his backpack.

The unidentified clerk, reportedly fearing for his life, next pulled out a semi-automatic handgun and fired about 10 rounds at the suspect who fled the scene.

The robber managed to escape with his life, some cigarettes and some money after he made it to a getaway vehicle, described by police as a black Chevy Malibu.

Police have released the footage in an effort to catch the masked suspect. Anyone with information about the incident has been asked to contact the Norton Shores Police Department.

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