Victim Fights Back During New Orleans Robbery

An armed robber in New Orleans experienced what it was like to come under attack when the man he was trying to rob gave him a taste of his own medicine.

The victim was walking along the pavement when his would-be assailant - an unknown black male - approached him and pointed a shotgun at his face, saying: "Give me your money."

It was at that point that the surprised victim grabbed the gun and gave chase.

Moments later, the victim was approached by two black males in a black four-door car, police said, with the driver saying: "Give me my gun back and I'll give you your phone that you dropped."

Instead, the victim used the shotgun to hit and break the rear windshield of the car.

The two alleged robbers then fled the scene.

Police are appealing for witnesses in their search for the men, said to be in their early twenties.