Dallas business owner pistol whipped during robbery, police search for suspect
DALLAS - Dallas Police are searching for a robbery suspect who they say pistol whipped a Cedar Crest business owner and sent him to the hospital.
Cedar Crest robbery
What we know:
On October 20 at around 12 p.m., Dallas Police responded to a robbery call in the 100 block of east Saner Avenue in the city's Cedar Crest neighborhood.
Police determined an unknown suspect had entered Arreola's, a body shop, hit the victim in the head, and took the victim's property before fleeing the scene.
The victim, 78-year-old Ismael Arreola, was taken to the hospital. Arreola's family says he was hit on the head and ear with a pistol.
What we don't know:
Police have not identified a suspect in the robbery, and no arrests have been made.
Security footage from Arreola's business shows the masked suspect before and after the robbery.
It's also unclear what the suspect took from the business during the robbery.
The Source: Information in this story comes from the Dallas Police Department.