The man who attempted to stop armed robbers who stormed a crowded North Shore pub says at first he thought it was a prank.
About 9.45pm last night two masked men dressed in black head to toe, one carrying a semi-automatic shotgun, "swaggered" into the Good Home gastropub in Birkenhead, a witness said.
As patrons at the pub, packed out for the rugby, sheltered under tables fearing for their lives, two men decided to intervene.
"We were sitting at a table watching the end of the rugby, and saw these two guys come in, all dressed in black," one of the men said.
"We didn't believe it was real at first, like some kind of prank.