Milwaukee woman robbed of designer sunglasses; “I was caught by surprise”

The Brief

  • A Milwaukee woman said she was robbed of her designer sunglasses.
  • The crime happened at a gas station near 60th and Hampton.
  • Surveillance video caught images of the suspect, but he remains on the run.

MILWAUKEE Milwaukee police are looking for the person who robbed two people in a gas station at gunpoint. It is what the suspect was after that is unusual in this case.

Designer sunglasses snatched

What we know:

Surveillance video shows the robber snatching designer sunglasses off a woman’s face and pointing a gun at her while trying to get away. All of this played out at a Citgo gas station at 60th and Hampton on Thursday, July 3.

The robber walked into the store with his face partially covered. The surveillance video shows he has what appears to be a gun inside his waistband. The robber walks around for a little bit, repeatedly looking at the door and the people.

“He was like back up, I’ll shoot you,” the victim told FOX6 News.

Then, he ripped the sunglasses off the woman’s face. The woman chased after the robber.

The video shows the man pointing a gun at the woman and her father before running away.

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