Norman police search for gas station armed robbery suspect
Bree Steffen
A dangerous holdup in Norman was caught on camera Sunday night.Video: Police searching for armed Shell robber in NormanThe video shows a man barging into the Shell gas station on 24th Avenue Southwest near West Lindsey. He headed for the register, raising his gun to the clerk.Not seen on camera, there is a customer inside, and the gunman waves him to the counter, takes his cellphone and the store's cash."But unfortunately there was no means to track the felon through the cellphone," Capt. Tom Easley said. "It didn't have a locator device on it."Both victims were too scared to go on camera, but KOCO did speak to the customer who was inside the store at the time of the robbery. He said he never thought he would come face to face with a gun."Well, I was sitting there thinking to myself, 'Gosh the barrel of that gun looks about the size of a cannon,'" the victim said. "And I go, 'That's probably not good.'"While police search for the robber, the victim is recovering by trying to find the humor in the situation."You know, what I really wish I'd had was a bloody Taser," he laughed. "I would have zapped that guy just because I could!"If you have any information about this robbery, you should call Crime Stoppers at 405-366-7867.
NORMAN, Okla. —
A dangerous holdup in Norman was caught on camera Sunday night.
Video: Police searching for armed Shell robber in Norman
The video shows a man barging into the Shell gas station on 24th Avenue Southwest near West Lindsey.
He headed for the register, raising his gun to the clerk.
Not seen on camera, there is a customer inside, and the gunman waves him to the counter, takes his cellphone and the store's cash.
"But unfortunately there was no means to track the felon through the cellphone," Capt. Tom Easley said. "It didn't have a locator device on it."
Both victims were too scared to go on camera, but KOCO did speak to the customer who was inside the store at the time of the robbery. He said he never thought he would come face to face with a gun.
"Well, I was sitting there thinking to myself, 'Gosh the barrel of that gun looks about the size of a cannon,'" the victim said. "And I go, 'That's probably not good.'"
While police search for the robber, the victim is recovering by trying to find the humor in the situation.
"You know, what I really wish I'd had was a bloody Taser," he laughed. "I would have zapped that guy just because I could!"
If you have any information about this robbery, you should call Crime Stoppers at 405-366-7867.