A person believed to be the suspect in the holdup appeared to be in custody not too far from the scene.
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According to Houston police, they received an alarm of the holdup at a Conoco station at about 8:45 a.m. in the 8300 block of the Gulf Freeway at Bellfort Avenue.
Police said a suspect wearing a mask left the store and got away in a black vehicle.
Reporting on the robbery, an Eyewitness News crew captured what appeared to be the end of a chase involving a black Ford Focus with Louisiana plates about a mile from the Conoco. A person appeared to be in custody.
Police have not immediately confirmed if anyone was arrested, but ABC13 learned the person is the suspect who tried to get away from officers.
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Meanwhile, the clerk had to be taken to the hospital. Police earlier said a tourniquet was applied to the victim before that person was rushed from the scene.
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