Police Asking Additional Witness in Southbury Armed Robbery to Come Forward

As state and local authorities continue to investigate an armed robbery that occurred Sunday, June 3, at the Kiran Mart in Southbury, they are asking for assistance from a witness they believe was in the store at the time of the incident.

The owner of the Kiran Mart and a witness, both who were reportedly confronted at gunpoint by the armed man, have provided police with details. They are now hoping another witness that was inside the store will come forward.

Police did receive a report this week of a second suspicious vehicle parked in the area at the time of the incident. According to police, a dark sedan was parked in the Southford Medical Building parking lot, which, separated by trees, faces the rear parking lot of the Kiran Mart, where the armed man reportedly ran after exiting the store.

A different suspicious vehicle was reported shortly after the robbery. The vehicle was described as an older model Dodge Durango with a rounded front end traveling at a high rate of speed on Diamond Match Rd. towards Route 188.

Southbury and State Police continue to search for the man they describe as a tall thin Hispanic male in his early 20s, carrying a silver semiautomatic handgun, and speaking with a Spanish accent.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is as to contact Southbury Police Officer David Rodriguez at (203) 264-5912 or State Police Detective Mike Downs at (203) 267-2240.