The Amarillo Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that took place in Northwest Amarillo on Tuesday.
APD is reporting that officers were dispatched to reported home invasion robbery in the 1300 block of Montclair Drive on Tuesday night. When officers arrived, they spoke to a 75-year-old woman who was the victim.
The victim told officers that she had heard knocking on her door and asked the person at the door if something was wrong. The person at the door told the woman that something was wrong and the woman opened the door. When she opened the door, the person at the door pointed a handgun at her and a second suspect entered the home. The suspects then had the woman face away from them and tied her wrists behind her with cord or cloth and warned her not to move.
When the suspects were not looking the victim broke free and tried to gain control of the suspect's gun. The victim and one of the suspects fell to the floor and the gun also hit the ground. The victim got up and retrieved a handgun from her nightstand as both suspects fled.
Officers say that the victim suffered abrasions to her forearms, hands, and face during the robbery. She was treated at the scene.
The armed suspect is described as being white or Hispanic male, in his teens or twenties, wearing a dark colored knit cap. The suspects are believed to have been driving a white four-door vehicle that was seen in the home's driveway during the robbery.
If you have any information about this case, you are asked to call the Amarillo Police Department or call Amarillo Crime Stoppers at 374-4400.
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