A spokesperson for the Beaumont Police Department has identified a robbery suspect who was shot and killed during an armed robbery in Beaumont's north end Tuesday evening. Sgt Rob Flores identifies the deceased as Duayne Smith, 25, of Port Arthur.
Police continue to look for two other suspects.
The robbery happened just after 9 p.m. at a game room located in the 3600 block of East Lucas Drive in north Beaumont.
The owner of the game room told officers that three men tried to rob him at gunpoint as he and his mother were leaving the business for the night. Sometime during the robbery attempt, the owner got his handgun and exchanged gunfire with the robbery suspects. After the exchange of gunfire, all three suspects fled on foot.
When officers arrived, they found Smith approximately 100 feet from the game room. He was dead and appeared to have been struck by a bullet in the exchange of gunfire. The game room owner was not injured during the robbery attempt.
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OMG!!!!!! The owner of the game room had a gun???
ReplyDeleteUnfair for those sensitive, loving their mother,needy people to confront with guns someone who has a GUN!
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DeleteI'm about 3 mins south of BMT aka Broke Money Texas daily for work. It put a grin on my face the other morning while watching the news. Here's one less idiot I have to worry about on my daily commute through Beaumont to go to work. I don't even stop in Beaumont unless it's due to traffic being backed up on the highway.
ReplyDeleteHere's one less idiot I have to worry about on my daily commute through Beaumont to go to work.
DeletePut a smile in your day!