Suspect identified in off-campus aggravated robbery

An image of last month’s aggravated robbery suspect as been released. Image courtesy of Fort Worth Police’s Twitter.

By Robbie Vaglio
Published Apr 17, 2019

The individual who forced a student to remove cash from an ATM at gunpoint last month was identified by Fort Worth Police at 9:50 a.m. on April 17.

According to an email from Robert Rangel sent to all students, faculty and staff, the suspect approached a TCU student in the Kroger parking lot at 3120 S. University Dr. at 1:10 am. on March 13 and asked him for money.

The suspect, who was armed with a handgun, walked the student over to the Bank of America ATM located at the corner of Berry Street and University Drive and forced the victim to withdraw money. A press release from the Fort Worth Police Department said the suspect returned the student to his car and left the scene.

The suspect was identified as a Hispanic male in his mid-30s with short, black hair and is 5-feet, 4 inches tall. He appears to weigh between 180 and 200 pounds.

Students are advised to always be aware of their surroundings, travel in pairs, stay in well-lighted areas at night and be good witnesses to give police as many details as possible.

#HeadsUp

Take a good look at this guy: he forced a grocery store customer to an ATM to withdraw $ – the suspect was armed with a gun.

Please call 817-392-4378 if you know who he is. We need to get him off the streets. pic.twitter.com/oDnMXQtX5V
— Fort Worth Police (@fortworthpd) April 17, 2019