Video: Armed robber seen 'freaking out' after clerk presses panic button
(Photo courtesy of Houston Police Department)
HOUSTON - Authorities need your help identifying an armed man attempting to rob a northeast Houston convenience store, who was caught on camera scrambling after the clerk reportedly pressed the panic button.
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It happened Friday, May 6 around 11 a.m., according to the Houston Police Department, at a store in the 4700 block of Kelley St. near LBJ Hospital.
Surveillance video shows the man first behaving like a regular customer and places a drink on the counter. Moments afterward, however, the man took out a gun and demanded money from the register.
The clerk reportedly hit the panic button, causing the robber to "freak out" and scrambled out of the store in an unknown direction.
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Officials described the suspected robber as a White man standing at 5'7" with a thin build, blonde hair, a red Rockets shirt, blue jeans, and a camouflage cap.
If you have any information on this armed robber that could help lead to an arrest may result in a cash payment of up to $5,000 by calling Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS or submitting a tip online.