AMARILLO, TEXAS -- A man wearing a monkey mask and another wearing a clown mask or clown makeup forced their way into a business in a robbery attempt.
Around 1:50 Tuesday morning, the two men kicked in the locked front door, to an unnamed business at 4520 Amarillo Boulevard East. The business offers amusement type slot machine games.
Three employees and two female patrons were in the building at the time of the robbery. Two employees were in the front of the business when they realized somebody was trying to kick in the door, they then ran to the back, where the third employee was.
The monkey and clown were able to kick in the door, the one wearing the clown makeup pointed a handgun at a female customer and asked where the workers were. When the woman didn't reply, he asked again, and then asked where the money was. She pointed to a counter area. The suspects then went behind a counter, trying to find money, but it appears that no money was found. The two suspects then left the store. No vehicle was seen or heard.
The man in the monkey mask is described as a white man 5 feet 7 inches, about 170 pounds, with dark clothing. There was no information that the monkey dressed man was armed.
The other suspect in the clown mask or clown makeup is said to be a Hispanic man about 5 feet 9 inches, he was seen carrying a handgun.
If you have any information on this robbery, call Crime Stoppers at (806) 374-4400.
