Wag-A-Bag Burglary Suspect Fired Gun Into Ceiling: Round Rock Police

ROUND ROCK, TX — A suspect in the robbery of a Round Rock convenience store last week is also accused of having fired a gun at the ceiling during the incident, according to a published report.

Joseph Juarez, 29, was charged on Friday with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, according to Williamson County Jail records. The charge is a first-degree felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison.

The case stems to Sept. 18, when a Wag-A-Bag store at 801 S. Mays St. was held up just after 10:30 p.m., according to information previously provided by the Round Rock Police Department. A store clerk later told police the suspect entered the store with a bandanna obscuring his face while clutching a semi-automatic handgun, according to the report.

The clerk handed over the money Juarez demanded before he fled on foot along Logan Street, according to police. Police later released surveillance video of the suspect for media outlets to distribute — including Patch — garnering several tips from the public as a result.

Juarez is now behind bars at the Williamson County Jail with a bail set at $100,000.

The incident was the second shooting at a Wag-A-Bag since February, when a man was shot dead at another store at 1409 Old E. Settlers Blvd.

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Joseph Juarez booking photo courtesy Round Rock Police Department