08/30/2011
By Astrid Galvan
Police say the robbery suspect shot this afternoon was armed with an AK-47, was a suspect in three armed robberies and was a registered sex offender.
The suspect has been identified as 31-year-old [name withheld].
The incident started when police tracked [name withheld] down to arrest him on an armed robbery warrant. [name withheld], who police said was featured in Crime Stoppers this weekend, walked to an open field between 60th and 61st streets near Central.
SWAT was called on scene, as were crisis negotiators who spent about 15 minutes trying to get [name withheld] to surrender.
[name withheld] was carrying a bag and it was apparent to officers that there was a rifle in it, Police Chief Ray Schultz said. [name withheld] had his hand inside the bag, Schultz said. Officers even heard [name withheld] “cycle” the rifle. A SWAT sniper shot [name withheld] at least twice, the chief said.
Schultz said [name withheld] was wanted in three armed robberies, two of which took place in businesses. He also said [name withheld] has a violent criminal past and is a registered sex offender.
