Robbery Victim Dies
Posted/updated on: September 23, 2010 at 11:25 am
LONGVIEW — The owner of a bait shop who was robbed on July 31 has died. John Morris, 80, was seriously injured and hospitalized after being assaulted during the robbery of his bait shop located next door to his home in the 400 block of West Pliler Precise Road. Mr. Morris was pronounced dead at Good Shepherd Medical Center around 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. An autopsy has been ordered.
The robbery investigation is open and ongoing, but no arrests have been made at this time. Detectives are asking for anyone with information about the robbery to contact Gregg County Crime Stoppers at 903-236-STOP or online at http://www.greggcountycrimestoppers.com. A reward of up to $1000.00 may be paid for information leading to the arrest of the suspect in this case. Any information given will remain confidential.
