Wild video shows woman shoot gun at gas-station clerk: ‘Oh, my God!’
A woman in West Virginia was arrested after allegedly attempting to rob a gas station and firing a gun, narrowly missing the clerk. Surveillance footage captured the incident, during which the clerk can be heard reacting in shock. The suspect, Rebecca Peterson, was charged with multiple offenses including attempted armed robbery and wanton endangerment.
- ▪Rebecca Peterson, 42, allegedly tried to rob a Shell gas station in Lincoln County, West Virginia, around 4 a.m. on a Friday.
- ▪The clerk, Alaa Hammad, said he tried to calm Peterson after telling her the owner was counting money in a back room.
- ▪Peterson fired a shot toward the back wall and surveillance camera before fleeing, but was apprehended by police shortly afterward.
- ▪She was charged with attempted armed robbery, wanton endangerment, brandishing, assault, and destruction of property.
- ▪The incident was captured on surveillance video and reported by WCHS-TV.
- ▪West Virginia State Police confirmed the charges and details of the arrest.
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US News Wild video shows woman shoot gun at gas-station clerk: ‘Oh, my God!’ By Patrick Reilly Published May 3, 2026, 2:00 p.m. ET Shocking surveillance footage captures the moment a woman opens fire at a West Virginia gas station, narrowly missing a worker. In the video, Rebecca Peterson, 42, of Oceana allegedly walks up to the counter of the pit stop’s convenience store with a gun around 4 a.m. Friday and tells the clerk she wants to rob the store — before shooting at the back wall behind him. Rebecca Peterson, 42, is caught on surveillance trying to rob a gas station in West Virginia, authorities said.
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