5K Reward Offered For Information On South Austin Firearms Store Heist (Video)

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX — A reward of $5,000 is being offered for anyone with information about a recent burglary of a firearms store in southwest Austin.

Three suspects are still being sought in connection with the Aug. 28 robbery at the Stories Firearms store located at 9300 Highway 290 West. Burglars took 35 handguns and rifles from the heist that took place in the early morning hours that day, at about 4:10 a.m.. after they rammed a car through the building.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation matched a $2,500 reward offered by federal officials toward the goal of locating the suspects. Those with information about the heist are urged to contact the federal bureau of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms at 800-283-8477, or via email at ATFTips@atf.gov, or by calling the Travis County sheriff’s office at 512-854-1444.

In a news release issued on Tuesday, the Travis County Sheriff's Office described the suspects' vehicle as an SUV, possibly a Nissan Rogue. Two suspects of thin build and a third of medium build are being sought, but each wore either a mask or garment to obscure their faces.

Still, sheriff's officials released footage from a store surveillance camera in the hopes someone might recognize the suspects and alert them as to their whereabouts.

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