Travis County Sheriff's office investigating armed robbery at North Austin fireworks stand
Officials said two armed robbers approached the Big-Tex firework stand sometime between midnight and 2 a.m. (PHOTO: CBS Austin)
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — The Travis County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery that happened overnight at the Big-Tex Fireworks stand.
Officials said between midnight and 2 a.m. two armed robbers approached the firework stand located on West Howard Lane, about a mile east of I-35.
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TCSO says a man working the stand then opened fire on the two suspects, hitting one of them.
After a search of the area, sheriff's deputies found the suspect hiding behind a residential fence less than half a mile from the scene of the robbery.
He was taken to a local hospital with multiple non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.
The second suspect was not located.
Anyone with information is asked to call the TCSO Tip Line at 512-854-1444 or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS (8477).
No additional information is available at this time.