Police: Man shot during robbery at Houston park; suspect sketch released
The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division needs the public's assistance identifying the suspects responsible for an aggravated robbery. They released a sketch of one of the suspects. (Photo: Houston Police Department)
HOUSTON - Houston police need the public's help to identify the suspects in the robbery and shooting of a man at a local park.
Authorities say the man was walking on a trail at a park in the 5900 block of Dryad on around 9 p.m. January 25 when the robbery occurred.
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The man told police that two unknown male suspects came out of the bushes, and they forced him off the trail and into a ditch.
Police say one of the suspects had a handgun and demanded his property. While one of the suspects was going through the man’s pockets, there was a struggle and one of the suspects shot the man in the leg, police say.
The suspects fled in an unknown direction.
Police released a sketch of one of the suspects, who is described as a Black male, 25 to 30 years old, skinny and about 5’7" tall.