Suspect In Santa Rosa Camera Shop Robbery, Assault Sought

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspect or suspects in an alleged robbery and assault with a deadly weapon Friday at a Santa Rosa camera shop. According to Santa Rosa police, a white male between 16 and 20 years old with "bushy blond hair" entered the Shutterbug Camera Shop on Santa Rosa Avenue at 5:40 p.m. Friday and asked a store employee to see a high-end camera.

"The suspect eventually grabbed one of the cameras and ran through the business and out the front doors to an awaiting vehicle," Santa Rosa police said in a statement about the incident. "Several employees of the business ran out of the store after the suspect."

The suspect got into a maroon-colored sedan — believed to be a 2010-2013 model Chrysler 200 — that had at least one other passenger inside, police said.

Before driving off, the suspect allegedly used the car to hit the store employee who assisted him.

The employee was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries, according to police.

A reward of up to $2,500 was announced Sunday in the investigation.

The robbery suspect was further described as being about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds.

Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to call the Santa Rosa Police Department at 707-543-3600.

Photos via Santa Rosa Police Department