Just 10 minutes before closing time Tuesday night, a masked gunman rushed into Royal Blue Grocery with his gun already drawn and demanded money from employees before fleeing the scene, store owner George Scariano said, an incident emblematic of what he believes to be downtown’s worsening crime problem.
According to Scariano, the robbery occurred around 11:50 p.m. at the store located on the intersection of Nueces and Fourth streets downtown.
The gunman held up the two employees at the register and left with around $2,000, Scariano said. Surveillance video obtained by the American-Statesman shows the suspect wearing all-black attire, including a black face mask and hat, and carrying a black crossbody bag…