The Conroe police chief is asking the community to pray for a 59-year-old security guard who’s fighting for his life after an ATM robbery.
CONROE, Texas — A Brinks security guard was shot and critically wounded Monday morning during an armed robbery at a Bank of America ATM in Conroe. The suspect later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after being cornered by law enforcement.
The Conroe Police Department responded around 8:23 a.m. to the ATM in the shopping center parking lot off Frasier Street, south of Cartwright. Witnesses told dispatchers that a security guard had been shot and that a grey pickup was leaving the scene. Officers arrived to find the guard had been shot and immediately began life-saving measures before Montgomery County Hospital District EMS transported him to a local hospital.
The victim has been identified as Quang Truong, 59, of Spring, Texas. Truong was in critical condition and having surgery.
While officers secured the scene, Conroe Police communications officers received real-time tracking data on money boxes stolen from the ATM. Officers, along with deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety, tracked the suspect to I-45 in Conroe.
There, law enforcement tried to pull over a grey Dodge pickup. Before officers could approach the vehicle, the driver shot himself in the head, according to Conroe police. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The suspect is described as a 41-year-old white male; his name is being withheld pending the investigation.
Conroe Police Chief Jon Buckholtz addressed the shooting, saying:
“This is a terrible tragedy for this victim and his family. This morning, he left his home to do his job, having no idea that a suspect would value money over his life. He was gunned down in a callous moment of greed, and we pray for his recovery, and we are thankful for the fact that he is still alive. We look forward to seeing him reunited with his family, and we ask you to pray for him, his family, and his doctors.”
The investigation is ongoing. Conroe Police are working alongside the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI. No additional information is being released at this time.
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