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Gunfire Erupts During Rice Village Store Robbery

No Reports Of Injuries

POSTED: Tuesday, May 4,
UPDATED: 5:30 pm CDT May 4, 2004

Gunfire rang out during an apparent robbery at a Rice Village jewelry store Tuesday afternoon, News2Houston reported. Village Jewelers

Police were called to Village Jewelers, in the 2400 block of Rice near Morningside, around 3:30 p.m.

The owner apparently fired one shot after two men robbed him, officials said.

Witnesses told investigators they saw two well-dressed men running from the store immediately after hearing the gunshot. They were not injured.

The robbers escaped with a multi-carat diamond ring.

"There was two guys -- they jumped and ran around the corner really fast, and then everybody in the area just kind of looked at the door, 'cause it was really loud," said Christi Capet, a witness.

The incident scared many bystanders since the robbery happened in broad daylight, and the area was just starting to get past the Rice Village gunman shootings from a few months ago.

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