SUGAR LAND, Texas Sugar Land police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shootingat First Colony Mall.
Travanti Bruce, 20, is charged with aggravated robbery.
Police said Travanti, an employee at Sheik Shoes, partnered with a second suspect, Rafael Fabian Paiz, 21, to steal night deposits from the Sheik Shoes store manager.
Investigators said the manager and another employee were walking to their vehicles on January 9 around 10:30 p.m. when they noticed a man in a grey hooded sweatshirt and black jeans talking on a cell phone near a tree.
When the manager and employee parted ways, police said the man in the sweatshirt approached the manager from behind and demanded money.
Police said the suspect pulled out a pistol, and the manager wrestled with him for control of the weapon.
As the other employee rushed over to help, a shot was fired.
Police said the suspect grabbed the night deposit and fled on foot.
No one was injured.
Police have issued a warrant for Paiz, who is still at large.
Anyone with information on Paiz s whereabouts is asked to contact the Sugar Land Police Department at 281-285-2540 or Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers at 281-342-8477.
