Casper Police looking for armed robber
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - A suspect is wanted after committing two armed robberies Sunday night... and attempting a third. This all happened within a two hour span, roughly.
At around 7:30 pm on Sunday, Casper Police says this suspect... Who they’re identifying as an unknown white male... Robbed the Family Dollar store on CY Avenue.
At around 8:50 pm, while police were investigating that first robbery... He entered the Kum & Go convenience store at 15th and McKinley, but fled when other customers pulled into the parking lot.
A store employee tells police the suspect appeared to be holding a gun in the pocket of his coat.
Just minutes later, he robbed the Big D gas station on E 12th Street.
At the two locations he successfully robbed, witnesses say he brandished a firearm, possibly a pistol.
Casper Police believe the suspect was the same white male at all three locations, and the suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous.
If you have any information... You are encouraged to contact Casper PD’s Investigations Division at 307-235-8286.
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