Clues to Second Case, Robbery

TLC 02/7 “String of robberies with no suspects and until today, no real injuries to speak of. Today, a guard inside a jewelry store was fatally wounded. Gun shot. You’re going to help Thomas and Leakes in Robbery. Rollins Jewelry store on Ben White near the Trader Joe’s. Can’t miss it. Big sign with a diamond on it.” This could use a fresh set of eyes. The basics are that a gang of three have been holding up high-end retailers in the more rural parts of Travis County where there aren’t as many witnesses or traffic. They wear ski masks and say very little, preferring to let their guns speak for them. This isn’t even the first time a guard has tried to shoot it out with them. But every other time they were able to disarm the guard. No muss, no fuss. This time something went haywire. The guard got off a shot and may have winged one of them. One of the others reacted and shot the guard dead. They fled immediately and managed to leave no prints. Not even a drop of blood.” “What kind of description did the witnesses give?” “It says there are ten robberies. That’s a lot. These descriptions are pretty vague. Medium height, medium build. No real accent. Some witnesses say they’re white and others swear they’re black.” “Yeah, go figure. A crew of three finally figured out how to blend into the background in ski masks. They have the footage from the stores’ cameras and sure enough, average height, average build. Hard to say much else.” The fact that they responded to gunfire with gunfire suggests ordinary humans who took a lot of precautions trying to make the robberies as smooth as possible. They also seem to have figured out what days each store has the most cash on hand. Inside man?”“Would have to be.”