BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at a Beaumont business that sent two employees to the hospital Friday evening, according to a Beaumont Police news release.
Police received the call at 5 p.m. about the victim of a shooting at the Katy Video store located at 2568 College Street.
Two men, who appeared to be in their late teenage years or early 20s, entered the store displaying handguns and demanding money, the release says.
The suspect and employees exchanged gunfire, but it is unknown if the suspects were injured during the shooting.
Two employees were shot. One employee is in critical condition, and police said the other person is in stable condition.
Robbery suspect photos released by Beaumont Police
This is an ongoing investigation. Beaumont Police are still looking for the two suspects who fled the area in a maroon mid-sized SUV, according to the release.
Investigators believe the two suspects were involved in at least one other aggravated robbery in the same area last week.
On Friday, August 13, at 3 p.m., two men matching the same description mentioned entered the La Tejana Western Wear store located at 3045 College Street.
Once inside, police said the suspects displayed handguns, threatened the employee, and demanded money. The suspects fled in a maroon mid-sized SUV.
Video surveillance caught the suspects leaving the store, getting into the vehicle and leaving the area, the release says.
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Beaumont Police uploaded the video to social media in an attempt to get the public's help in identifying the suspects. Police later released six photos of suspects in the Le Tejana robbery from August 13 and JS Fun Player on August 20. They are also believed to be suspects in the robbery at Katy Video.
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Full news release from the Beaumont Police Department...
On Friday, August 20, 2021 at 5:00 p.m., Beaumont Police responded to Katy’s Video located at 2568 College Street in reference to a victim of a shooting.
Officers arrived and located two employees of the store suffering from gunshot wounds.
Preliminary investigation revealed that two hispanic male suspects in their late teens-early twenties entered the store, displayed handguns and demanded money.
During the robbery, the employees and suspects fired multiple shots at each other. Both of the employees were struck by gunshots and were transported to a local hospital, one is in critical condition and the other is stable.
It is unknown if the suspects were injured during the exchange of gunfire. The suspects fled the area in a maroon mid-sized SUV.
The same suspects are believed to be involved in at least one other aggravated robbery in the same area within the last week.
On Friday, August 13, 2021 at 3:00 p.m., two hispanic males matching the same description above entered La Tejana located at 3045 College Street. Once inside the business the suspects displayed handguns, threatened the employee and demanded money. The suspects fled in a maroon mid-sized SUV.
Video surveillance captured the suspects fleeing the store, getting into the vehicle and leaving the area. The video is posted on the Beaumont Police Facebook Page in an attempt have the public assist police in identifying the suspects.