Gunfire Erupts During Rice Village Store Robbery
No Reports Of Injuries
POSTED: Tuesday, May 4,
UPDATED: 5:30 pm CDT May 4,
2004
HOUSTON -- Gunfire rang out during an apparent robbery at a Rice Village jewelry store Tuesday afternoon, News2Houston reported.
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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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.Copyright 2004 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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