Police seek suspects in armed robbery at Fort Worth smoke shop

FORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth police are asking for the public's help to identify two suspects in an armed robbery of a smoke shop.

Police released video of the robbery, which happened at about 9:30 p.m. on March 4, at the Smoke Shop located in the 9000 block of Randol Mills Road.

One of them was wearing light colored clothing and a cap, while the other was dressed in all black with a hoodie pulled over his head and was wearing a mask.

The video shows one of the suspects, who was armed with a handgun, ordering an employee onto the floor while the other suspect went behind the register and loaded cash into a bag.

While that was happening, a customer walked into the store, unaware of what was going on.

At gunpoint, he was ordered to empty his pockets and get on the ground next to the employee.

"You’re going to see two things in this video, one of them is very clear where you can make out the face of one of those individuals. The other thing shows how violent they are," Calzada said. "When you look at this video, it looks very intimidating. The way we look at it is they’re cowards, going in there taking from innocent people at gunpoint."

After about 10 minutes of stealing cash, cigarettes, and other items, the two robbers drove away in the customer's vehicle.

That vehicle was later found in Dallas, but the suspects had already left.

"The vehicle from this individual, our officers did locate that in the 700 block of Main Street in Dallas," Calzada said. "So if you’re in Dallas watching this, please reach out to Fort Worth as well."

Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Neal at 817-392-4380. Tipsters can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at (817) 469-8477.

"At this point, if you even think you know who they are, call us. We want that information," Calzada added.