VIDEO: Dickinson gas station shooting caught on camera

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Thursday, January 28, 2016
Dickinson gas station shooting caught on camera
Police hope someone can recognize the suspect in the black Mercedes. He opened fire on another man at a gas station in Dickinson.

DICKINSON, TX -- Authorities need help identifying the gunman who opened fire on a man outside a convenience store in Dickinson.

The victim was uninjured in the early Friday morning attack at a Shell Station off I-45 at FM 517.

According to the Dickinson Police Department, the victim walked out of the store and exchanged words with the suspect, who was pumping gas into a black four-door Mercedes. As the suspect drove off, he fired at least four bullets from a silver handgun toward the victim. The bullets hit the victim's truck, causing damage to the radiator and engine.

The suspect was last seen driving south onto the I-45 feeder road.

Police are hoping the public will recognize the suspect from surveillance video.

Anyone with information about this gunman or the vehicle is asked to contact Dickinson Police Department Sergeant John Lopez at 281-337-6335 or Galveston County Crime Stoppers, 409-763-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online http://www.galveston.crimestoppersweb.com.