A Domino 's Pizza manager was struck on the head with a metal bar during a robbery in Arizona that was caught on surveillance camera . Jody Thompson , the manager , is seen being hit on the back of his head with the bar as the burglar demands all of the money from inside the Phoenix store on Tuesday night . He survived the blow to his head which left both swelling and a scar , as police have released the footage in an attempt to help find the robbery suspect . The suspect , who is described as a 5'10 ' tall black man in his mid 20s , fled the scene after he was given an unknown amount of cash from the register . A Domino 's Pizza manager was struck on the head with a metal bar during a robbery in Arizona that was caught on surveillance camera ( above the suspect caught on camera during the incident on Tuesday night ) Jody Thompson ( pictured above ) , the manager , is seen being hit on the back of his head with the bar as the burglar demands all of the money from inside the Phoenix store on Tuesday night . He survived the blow to his which left a scar and was treated at the hospital , as police released the footage in an attempt to help find the robbery suspect ( above the aftermath of Thompson 's bruises following the blow to his head ) The man entered the store on Bethany Home Road and 35th Avenue after 10pm on March 17 , while Thompson and another employee were inside , according to Fox 10 Phoenix . The other employee , who has not been identified , ran out of the store to call police . In the video , the suspect is seen around 10.30pm demanding Thompson to give him cash . They exchange words before the manager points and walks towards the safe . He is then hit over the head with the metal bar by the man as he is trying to unlock the safe . 'First thing he says 'give me your money , give me your cash ' , I told him the safe was time delayed , he says you 're lying , I bent down to do it and that is when he popped me on the head , ' said Thompson . In the video , the suspect is seen around 10.30pm demanding Thompson to give him cash . They exchange words before the manager points and walks towards the safe where money is kept . Thompson is then hit over the head with the metal bar by the suspect while he is trying to unlock the safe . The manager offered the suspect cash from inside the registers after the man could not get money out of the safe . The suspect then dumped the money into a bag before running out of the store . Thompson said he was lucky it was just a metal bar that the thief was armed with during the attack and not a gun . Thompson said he was lucky it was just a metal bar that the thief was armed during the attack and not a gun ( above the swelling he suffered after he was struck on the head with the metal bar ) Police are searching for the suspect , who is described as last seen wearing a light blue-hooded sweatshirt , black pants , black Nike shoes and white gloves ( above the Domino 's Pizza on Bethany Home Road and 35th Avenue where the incident took place ) 'Luckily it was just a bar , that was what I was looking for , if it was a gun or not , my heart was racing a million miles an hour . ' The blow to his head left Thompson suffering from swelling and a scar , and he was taken to hospital where he was treated and released the same night . He said : 'With all the adrenaline I did n't really feel it , I just felt a whack , but it did n't really hurt . It was like a quick pop , that 's when I felt it , lucky I had my hat on it kinda cushioned some of it . ' Police are searching for the suspect , who is described as last seen wearing a light blue-hooded sweatshirt , black pants , black Nike shoes and white gloves , according to ABC15 . Thompson is hoping the suspect is found so that an attack like this one does not happen to anyone else .
Suspect entered store in Arizona , Phoenix on Tuesday night where he struck manager , Jody Thompson , with metal bar after demanding money . The man is described as 5'10 ' tall black man in his mid 20s ; he fled the scene with bag of cash . Thompson was taken to hospital where he was treated for swelling and bruised head . Police have released video of incident to help find suspect .