Trackdown: Dallas 7-Eleven robbery suspect turns himself in
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Dallas Police seek name of 7-Eleven robber
The Dallas Police Department has clear video of a January incident involving a robbery at a 7-Eleven gas station, but six months later, the suspect remains at large. FOX 4's Shaun Rabb talks to DPD Det. Eduardo Lopez Villa about the case in this week's episode of Trackdown.
DALLAS - The suspect in a dangerous robbery in Dallas that was featured on FOX 4’s Trackdown is now behind bars. He was captured on video pointing a gun at a 7-Eleven clerk and running away with the cash register drawer.
7-Eleven Robbery
What's new:
According to Dallas Police Department Det. Eduardo Lopez Villa, the mother of the suspect in the case saw him on the news on Wednesday night and convinced him to turned himself in.
Police have identified him as 18-year-old Daniel Johnson. He's now charged with aggravated robbery.
The backstory:
The robbery in question happened on Jan. 13 around 10:30 p.m. at the store at 302 North Marsalis Avenue.
A Black male who is about 5 feet 8 inches tall and about 170 to 180 pounds walked in and waited until no other customers were inside.
Trackdown: Dallas 7-Eleven robbery suspect wanted
Dallas police need a name for a dangerous robber who pulled a gun on a 7-Eleven clerk and walked out with the cash register drawer.
"After it’s empty, he displays a handgun and points it at the cashier," said Det. Villa said. "I don’t know what he said. He just demanded the cash from the cash register."
The suspect took the whole cash register drawer before fleeing eastbound on foot on 8th Street.
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