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Police: Couple played video poker, then robbed store


Two unidentified people are accused of robbing a convenience store after playing video poker.
Two unidentified people are accused of robbing a convenience store after playing video poker. Courtesy of Fort Worth Police Department

Police are searching for two people accused of robbing a convenience store last week after they stopped in to play video poker.

The pair had been at the store at 2723 Azle Ave. for several minutes around 3:10 a.m. Sept. 24 when the man displayed a gun and demanded money from the register and the safe, police said.

A woman held the employee at gunpoint while the man took money and a gun from the safe.

Police have not identified the suspects.

This story was originally published October 1, 2015 at 9:31 AM with the headline "Police: Couple played video poker, then robbed store."

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