Police have identified five men as suspects in the shooting of an employee during the mid-afternoon robbery of a check-cashing store in South San Jose.

According to police, the men, aged 30, 36, 18, 19, and 32, allegedly robbed the Check ‘n’ Go Payday Loans at 461 Blossom Hill Road last Tuesday.

During the robbery, th 27-year-old woman and 23-year-old man working at the store were held at gunpoint. The man was shot in the arm and taken to a hospital, but is expected to make a recovery.

According to the 27-year-old woman, the robbers acted as a team, with two remaining outside as lookouts while the others came inside.

The robbers fled the scene but were seen by police in the area of southbound Highway 87 near Curtner Avenue.

Police followed the vehicle before stopping it near Jackson Avenue. The five men then fled the scene on foot but all were eventually caught.