Woman leaving work robbed at gunpoint outside of SW Houston business, police say

Thursday, December 7, 2023
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A woman had finished up her shift and locked up for the night when she was robbed at gunpoint in southwest Houston, police said.

According to a video released by the Houston Police Department, the incident happened on Nov. 20 at about 8:25 p.m. in the 5800 block of Bellaire.
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Police said the woman had closed up at a cell phone store and was standing in the parking lot when a silver four-door sedan pulled up nearby.

Surveillance video shows the moment the vehicle stops and an armed suspect gets out, approaching the woman and demanding her property.
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The suspect then forcibly grabs the woman's purse and runs off, police said.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic man between 20 and 30 years old. He was said to be 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet 2 inches. He was wearing a black shirt, black pants, and red Crocs.
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