Victim pistol-whipped during robbery at The Spot
There's a reward offered for information after an armed holdup at a popular Galveston eatery.
At about 1 a.m. Wednesday, Galveston Police officers were called to The Spot in the 3200 block of Seawall Boulevard for a report of an aggravated robbery involving a firearm.
Victims and witnesses told police that a man walked into the restaurant and bar, pulled out a small black revolver and demanded cash.
During the robbery the man pistol-whipped a victim and fired the gun inside the restaurant. No one was hit by the gunfire. After getting the cash, the robber took off in an unknown direction.
Police say the suspect is described as a black man, 5'10" to 6' tall, with a heavier build. Pictures from the restaurant's surveillance video show the suspect wearing camouflage pants, a black shirt, a gray hoodie sweatshirt, and carrying a blue and gray backpack.
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