Robbery unnerves Cedar Rapids pizza shop workers

?Two employees at a Cedar Rapids pizza restaurant came into contact with a pellet gun during a Wednesday night robbery carried out by two men, at least one of whom was armed with a plastic gun.

Police Sgt. Jeremy Paulsen said two black males, each about 6 feet tall and wearing bandanas, are suspected in the robbery at Mamamia's Pizza and Pasta, 408 Edgewood Rd. NW.

Matt Thompson, 26, of Cedar Rapids, a delivery driver, was walking out of the restaurant's kitchen towards the bathroom when the men confronted him and demanded money. Thompson said he was hit in the head, and another employee was shot with a pellet gun. Thompson's girlfriend was also in the store. The robbers took Thompson's phone, wallet and car keys.

Nobody went to the hospital. It's not known how much money was taken, and the police commander on duty was not immediately available for comment.

The scene was calm shortly after the holdup, but the incident shook up workers.

“They took everything of mine,” said Thompson while smoking a cigarette outside. “I thought it was a joke at first, maybe somebody I knew.”

Mamamia's closed early on Wednesday night.