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Footage of Botched Apple Store Robbery Posted to YouTube

by Terrence O'Brien on July 6, 2009 at 03:15 PM


Police in Arlington County, Virginia are looking for a suspect in a botched robbery and shooting at an area Apple Store. It's currently unclear what the thief was after, but authorities have released surveillance footage from the store's security cameras and posted it to YouTube, in hopes that someone will be able to identify the shooter.

The suspect can be seen leading a female employee through a room at gunpoint and then off camera. Then, off camera, police say he shot the woman in the shoulder. He can be seen in the second clip fleeing the scene and running out the door.

The shooter was described by the Washington Post as an "African-American male in his 20s or 30s, between 5'7" and 6' tall, with a medium build and possible facial hair," which could be used to describe an impossibly large swath of the population. Here's hoping someone recognizes him from the video. [From: Washington Post, via Boing Boing]

Tags: apple store, AppleStore, crime, police, surveillance, top, youtube

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