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.
Copyright 2004 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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