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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are looking for the three suspects who shot and killed a store clerk during a robbery in southwest Houston.
Several clerks were on duty when the masked suspects burst through the doors of the convenience store at the ExxonMobil gas station on 9200 Main and Murworth around 11:30 p.m. Monday.
One of the clerks behind the counter was shot during the robbery. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died.
The victim has not been identified.
Police released surveillance photos of the suspects on Tuesday morning.
One of them is described as a black male wearing a black hoodie with a red “USA” emblem on the front left side of his chest.
The two suspects who went to the counter were also wearing black hoodies. One of those gunmen wore a white skeletal mask.
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Now they’re on the run!
The victim was 59 years old.
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Even though the victim complied with the suspects’ demands, he was still shot multiple times, authorities say.
The cash register was open but it’s not clear if any money was taken.
Houston police say they believe these same suspects may be linked to another robbery in the area that happened on Main and Buffalo Speedway about an hour before the deadly incident.
If you have any information about who the suspects are, you’re urged to contact Houston Police Homicide at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477.