Map of the location and surrounding neighborhood of the incident. Image obtained from Google Maps.
Lubbock Police officers responded to a call about a robbery at 10:15 a.m. at Highland Pharmacy located at 2424 50th St., according to Lubbock Police Department news release.
Police report the suspect entered the pharmacy with a weapon and demanded pharmaceutical narcotics – the pharmacist complied, and the suspect then fled the building.
The release described the suspect as a Hispanic male dressed in a black hoodie and bandana covering his face.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Line at 741-1000.
UPDATE:
Suspect has been identified by officers as 26-year-old Ryan Espinosa. He was found outside a residence located in the 8100 block of Vernon Avenue.
Espinosa was booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center at 6:37 p.m. according to court record.
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