CRIME STOPPERS CRIME OF THE WEEK 1-6-12: POLICE SEEK SUSPECT IN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

CRIME STOPPERS CRIME OF THE WEEK 1-6-12

POLICE SEEK SUSPECT IN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

A woman was buckling her child into his car seat when she was grabbed by a man as another man held a gun on her, making this the

Crime Stoppers “Crime of the Week.”

A woman was buckling her child into his car seat when she was grabbed by a man as another man held a gun on her, making this the Crime Stoppers “Crime of the Week.”

Approximately 6:20 P.M. on Saturday, December 17^th, 2011, the 31-year-old mother was at 8115 N. Loop (neighborhood Wal-Mart)b in a Mission Valley parking lot when one subject grabbed her from behind. When she pulled away from him, she saw the other subject with a pistol ordering her not to move. The victim began to scream for help and the two subjects fled from the area on foot.

Investigators from the El Paso Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons unit believe that many people could have witnessed this incident and that someone must have knowledge about the individuals involved. Surveillance video shows that the subject who grabbed the woman is a Hispanic man in his late teens or early 20’s, 5’08” with a slim build, wearing a red hooded sweater, and a black and white bandana. The subject with the gun is described as a Hispanic male in his late teens or early 20’s, also with a slim build, and wearing a dark colored sweater with a lighter color hood and blue jeans. He had a black handgun with a white swirl emblem on the back of the slide.

(VIDEO COURTESY: CRIME STOPPERS OF EL PASO) – CLICK SCREEN TO PLAY

If you have any information about the identity of the suspects, please call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 566-TIPS (566-8477) or on-line at www.crimestoppersofelpaso.org. You will remain anonymous and, if your tip leads to an arrest, you can qualify for a cash reward up to $1,000.