Police Seek Suspect after Woman Is Injured in Tyler Robbery
Posted/updated on: January 31, 2012 at 4:14 pm
TYLER – Tyler police continue looking for the man who injured a woman in a Tyler robbery. It happened around 10:00 Sunday night at the east side parking garage at East Texas Medical Center. Shirley Steelman, 63, of Kilgore has been identified as the victim. She told officers she was leaving the parking garage, and as she neared the entrance a man threatened her with a gun and took her purse. He then knocked her to the ground, breaking her arm. The suspect then ran east bound from ETMC with the woman’s purse.
Police recovered the purse Monday morning a few blocks away from the hospital. The suspect is described as a black male, about 5’9’ and wearing dark clothing. Police released security footage of the suspect Monday afternoon.
