An armed man robbed a woman in the Target parking lot in Stafford Marketplace in North Stafford while the woman’s young granddaughter was with her.
According to Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Bill Kennedy, the woman and child had walked out of Target to her vehicle. She then placed the child in the carseat. When she stood back up, she was shocked to find a man standing next to her. She asked him to step back, and he responded by asking for change. She declined. That’s when it got scary.
The man started yelling at her and opened his hoodie to display a gun, said Kennedy. He then demanded money.
The victim handed over an undetermined amount of cash then, shaken, drove home and called police.
Dep. Brandon Gates responded to the robbery. Additional officers canvased the area to search for the suspect but did not locate him.
The suspect is a thin black male, possibly with a mustache, approximately 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 9 inches tall, wearing dark clothing including a black and blue hoodie.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 540-658-4400, or they may call Crimesolvers anonymously at 540-659-2020.
