Armed duo wearing 'Scream' masks rob store employees on FM 1960

ByBrandon de Hoyos KTRK logo
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Armed duo wears 'Scream' masks to north side robbery
Two men are wanted to holding up clerks at a Willowbrook Mall-area shop back in November.

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police need your help finding two pistol-wielding men who wore 'Scream' masks while robbing a north Houston shop.

Detectives said the two unknown black males held up several pool supply store employees back on Nov. 17, 2016, near Willowbrook Mall.

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The Houston FBI is looking for a rank robber who wears a 'Scream' mask.

Police rushed to the store in the 7900 block of FM 1960, and found surveillance footage of the robbery.

Just like Wes Craven's famous horror series, there were two of them, wearing Ghostface masks as they demanded money from the employees.

Both men then ran away with an undisclosed amount of money, according to Houston Crime Stoppers.

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A "Scream" mask seen in this Friday, Oct. 29, 2004, photo
AP Photo/Lisa Poole

A $5,000 reward is being offered for details leading to their arrest.

The first suspect is a black male, approximately 5 feet 7 to 5 feet 11, wearing a black shirt, tan shorts, and dark shoes.

The second man is described as being a black male of approximately 5 feet 2 to 5 feet 7. He was seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark shorts, and dark shoes.

If you have information about the suspects, you can make an anonymous tip by calling Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS, or by submitting your tip at crime-stoppers.org.