The Little Rock Police Department on Tuesday released surveillance footage from a robbery-turned-shooting at a taco truck on the city’s south side.
The shooting around 10:20 p.m. Dec. 27 left a food truck worker shot and injured as he and others were closing up Samantha Taqueria II at 7521 Geyer Springs Road, Arkansas Online previously reported.
One of the would-be robbers brandished a black semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine at the victim, 38-year-old Primitivo Bautista of Little Rock, during a demand for money, police said.
Surveillance video shows the armed robber, a black man believed to be in his mid-20s, pointing a weapon at one of the workers.
That robber was additionally described as standing about 6 feet tall and having a thin build with shoulder-length dreadlocks.
Police said Bautista was shot while attempting to retrieve cash from inside a nearby store where money had been kept.
A second would-be robber, also described as a black man in his 20s, is also sought. Authorities say he stands about 5 feet 10 inches tall and has a thin build.
Anyone with information about the aggravated robbery is asked to call the Little Rock Police Department at (501) 371-4605.
On 12/27/16 at approximately 2222 hours officers responded to 7521 Geyer Springs in reference to a shooting call. Contact Det. Julio Gil pic.twitter.com/HeoM8QFAjL
— Little Rock Police (@LRpolice) January 10, 2017
