FBI Releases New Footage, Offers $5K Reward In Rite Aid Robbery
BALTIMORE (WJZ) --The FBI released new surveillance video Friday of a suspect in the in the robbery of a Rite Aid earlier this month.
The FBI's violent crimes task force in Baltimore is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.
WJZ's Pat Warren has more.
A Rite Aid clerk was shot during the Nov. 6 robbery at 250 West Chase Street.
Investigators say the suspect came into the store coughing and headed past the pharmacy to the medicine aisle.
He then walked to the front counter, placed a drink on the county and pulled out a handgun.
"Now the FBI has gotten involved in assisting us in this investigation. They have offered a reward in connection to this so we're asking anyone with tips and information on it to call Metro Crime Stoppers," said T.J. Smith.
The suspect demanded the clerk open the register; then he walked behind the counter and took the case from the drawer. The suspect then shot the clerk in the left thigh.
The clerk survived the shooting and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
"Now what we want people to focus on is this suspect. We believe that wearing this mask, this face mask that he had he might have been coming from the hospital, he could be somebody who has some type of illness," Smith said.
The suspect is described as a man that is about 5-foot-6 and in between 30 to 40 years old. He was wearing a pink surgical mask and a dark winter hat lined with fur.
If you know anything about the robbery or the robber you are asked to call the Baltimore FBI at 410-265-8080.
