The Public Safety Forum (SAFETY)

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2 Armored-Car Guards Shot During Holdup
Mon Jul 29, 6:38 PM ET

Two armored-car guards were shot during a holdup Monday morning in Fort Bend County.

The robbery happened shortly before 9 a.m. at the Oyster Creek Country Store, 1484 state Highway 6 in Sugar Land.

Sugar Land police investigators told News2Houston that two Triple D security guards were making a scheduled money pickup when they were shot outside the entrance of the store.

Eyewitnesses told police that as the two guards were approaching the front doors of the Texaco, a bearded man with a pistol came around the corner and began shooting, striking the security guards, authorities said.

"I heard two gunshots and (saw) a man running by really fast with a gun in his hand," witness Samantha Meyer said. "It was pretty scary. I usually only see it on TV."

Meyer said that she and her co-workers hid in their dental office nearby, hoping the gunman wouldn't enter their workplace.

Wendell Mosley, 37, was airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he is listed in fair condition, suffering from gunshot wounds to his hand, thigh and both knees.

The other guard, Marty Jackson, 31, was transported by ambulance to the same hospital and is listed in stable condition, suffering from a gunshot wound to the hand.

Police said that the security guards were not able to return fire.

The suspect did not leave the scene with any money, authorities said.

Deputies described the suspect as a white male in his late 30s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing about 180 pounds with a mustache and dark-colored hair. At the time of the shooting, he was wearing a blue-jean button-down shirt with a white T-shirt underneath and dark-colored pants, authorities said.

Investigators said that he was seen leaving in a newer model, blue Ford F-150 pickup.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Sugar Land Police Department at [phone] or Fort Bend Crime Stoppers at (281) 342-TIPS


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