Cpl. Bart Veal

Public Information Officer

903-798-3187 (office) 903-798-2368 (pager)

903-824-4199 (cell) 903-798-3023 (fax)

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Re: Aggravated Robbery, Victim Shot: A04-7553

This morning at 5:47am patrol officers responded to the 1000 block of East Broad to a call of man that had been shot. According to reports a railroad employee had been shot in an attempted robbery.

Officers arrived to find the 36 year-old male victim lying near the driver’s door of his Union Pacific truck that was parked near the intersection of Ninth and Broad. The victim explained that at around 5:30am he was checking the brakes on a rail car when a man demanding money startled him. He told the man that he did not have any money and heard a gun shot. He soon realized that he had been shot in the left leg. The victim did not know where the suspect went after shooting him but he began to crawl to his truck. Soon after reaching his truck other railroad employees found him. The victim was later transported to Wadley Hospital were he remains in good condition.

The victim was unable at the time to provide a detailed description of the assailant. Detectives are currently working the case and interviewing any possible witnesses.

If you or anyone you know has information about these crimes please call the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department at 903-798-3130 or Crime Stoppers at 903-793-7867 (STOP).