Dramatic video shows armed suspects robbing store employees and customers in NW Houston

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Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Police search for meat market robbery suspects
Three men guns pointed at the heads of employees as they rob from customers and force their way to a cash register in a back office.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Authorities are asking the public for help in identifying the suspects in an armed robbery in northwest Houston.

On Tuesday, Nov. 20, around 11:11 a.m., three men entered La Michoacana meat market at the 2030 block of Wirt Road, police say.

During the robbery, one of the suspects jumped over the counter, and pointed a handgun at an employee, while the second suspect pointed a handgun at another employee's head.

Police say the third suspect entered the store and began robbing the customers by pointing a gun at them and taking their property.

After, police say the suspects forced entry into a back office and emptied the cash register.

At least eight people were robbed at the scene.

The suspects fled in a white Dodge Ram pickup truck.

Anyone with information in regards to this case is urged to contact authorities at 713-222-8477 or submit a report online at www.crime-stoppers.org.