Scott Police Searching For Two Armed Robbery Suspects

Detectives with the Scott Police Department are hoping that someone will recognize the two people who they say robbed a Scott store at gunpoint Wednesday night. The store is located in the 1500 block of Westgate Road.

According to Scott Police Chief Chad Leger one of the suspects is alleged to have gone into the store first to make a purchase. After the man can be seen getting into a Honda Civic that was dark in color.

A short time later the second suspect went into the store and aimed a gun at the female clerks. The suspect was able to make off with money from the cash register and the back office.

Both of the suspects then took off in that mid-2000's year Honda Civic. Detectives believe they went in the direction of Ole Colony Road as a way to access Ambassador Caffery. The robbery incident began to unfold at about 9 o'clock last night.

If you think you know any information about this case, please contact detectives with the Scott Police Department by calling 337-233-3715. You can also call anonymously call the Lafayette Crime Stoppers line at 337-232-TIPS(8477).

According to investigators from the Scott Police Department, both suspects are described as Hispanic males. The first man is said to be about 5 feet, seven inches tall wearing a gray and blue-jean hoodie. He was wearing blue jeans along with white tennis shoes, a black face mask, and a blue New York Yankees baseball cap.

The second suspect is said to be around 5 feet, 10 inches tall. He was side to be wearing ripped blue jeans along with a black face mask and white tennis shoes. He was wearing a hoodie that had four colors, red, yellow, black, and green.