Authorities in Houston are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect accused of robbing a 74-year-old man in broad daylight late last month.
According to the Houston Police Department, the incident occurred around 10 a.m. on August 30 in the parking lot of a convenience store. Surveillance video shows the suspect approaching the victim, Juan Armendariz, who was using a walker, before reaching into his pocket and taking cash.
The footage captures Armendariz losing his balance and falling to the ground as the suspect walked away. Police say the man fled with just six dollars.
Armendariz told local reporters he had stopped at the store to buy lottery tickets when the attack occurred.
“It made me think of a lot of different things of what I see on TV, what I read in the paper. I understand what they go through now,” Armendariz said.
Though he wasn’t seriously hurt, Armendariz said he hopes the suspect reconsiders his actions.
“God willing you’ll learn from this even if you don’t get caught and you don’t do this again to anyone else,” he added.
Investigators described the suspect as a Black male between the ages of 17 and 25. Police are urging anyone with information to contact the Houston Police Department or Crime Stoppers.
