POLICE Department

Help Sought in Identifying Robbery Suspect Caught on Camera

July 23, 2015 - Houston police have released surveillance video and photos of a wanted robbery suspect as he committed the crime at a business at 1804 West 43rd Street about 6 p.m. on July 11.

The suspect is described only as a black male in his late teen or early 20s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and 170 pounds.  He was wearing a red, white and black baseball cap, a white polo shirt and plaid shorts.  He was armed with a semiautomatic pistol.

Surveillance video of the suspect can be viewed on the HPD YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YATZIZQWulA

Surveillance photos are attached to this news release.

The suspect entered the Family Dollar store at the above address, approached a cashier working a register and demanded money at gunpoint.  The suspect then stole an undetermined amount of money and fled on foot.

Anyone with information on the identity of this suspect is urged to contact the HPD Robbery Division at 713-308-0700 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

JFC/JKS 7-23-15
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