A person was robbed at gunpoint by three people in broad daylight on Thursday, and police are now circulating surveillance images in hopes someone can identify the suspects. The robbery happened around 12:45 p.m. in the 3300 block of McHale near Bigner, just north of Lucas, according to KFDM, before the suspects fled on foot into a nearby apartment complex.
According to KFDM, a surveillance camera captured images of the three suspects accused of carrying out the armed robbery. Beaumont police are now asking for the public's help in finding them, though no further details about the suspects' identities or appearance have been released.
Suspects Fled Into Nearby Apartment Complex
The station's report notes that after the robbery, the three suspects ran west into Plymouth Village Apartments at 5080 Helbig, a short distance from the scene on McHale. The Examiner reported that they fled on foot into the complex, as reported by The Examiner. It remains unclear whether the suspects live at the complex or simply used it as an escape route.
How To Help Investigators
Anyone with information about the robbery or the identities of the suspects is asked to contact the Beaumont Police Department at (409) 832-1234 or Southeast Texas Crime Stoppers at (409) 833-TIPS (8477), per the same account. Tips to Crime Stoppers can typically be made anonymously, and police have not said whether a reward is being offered in this case.
