Investigation underway after multiple suspects burglarize fireworks shop in Alvin, deputies say

ALVIN, Texas (KTRK) -- Two people have been taken into custody after a burglary at a fireworks shop in Alvin on Wednesday morning, according to deputies.

The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office said multiple suspects hit the Flash-Bang Fireworks off County Road 129 near Highway 35.

The sheriff's office said at least five suspects are on the loose, while two are in custody.

Deputies told Eyewitness News that despite having a 24-hour schedule, the shop had closed at 10 p.m. on Tuesday because business was slow.

Investigators have been searching multiple vehicles, including a blue Toyota with its trunk open and fireworks inside.

The exact number of stolen fireworks is not immediately known, nor how the deputies were able to detain them.

Eyewitness News was at the scene, where evidence markers were on the ground. The store's co-owner, Loren Donaldson, told ABC13 that she owns the shop with her dad, who is the chief of Clear Lake Shores Police Department.

Donaldson said they received a security alert, and when they arrived, there were about six to eight suspects.

"I saw them running in, grabbing as big as items they could find, putting it on the counter. There was somebody carrying the stuff out. They were jumping over the fence that we have in there, jumping over the counter, carrying out the register, carrying out anything from 500 gram cakes to big artillery packs that we have," Donaldson said.

Donaldson said her father identified himself as a police officer and fired at least one shot. It is unclear if anyone was injured.

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