TYLER, Texas — The Tyler Police Department is looking for a man who allegedly robbed a Tyler Junior College student at gunpoint Monday morning near UT Health East Texas hospital.
According to Tyler PD, at around 9:57 a.m., a male subject approached a woman at gunpoint demanding her vehicle in the parking lot of the East Lake Medical Plaza located in the 1100 block of East Lake Street.
The subject fled in the stolen car and was seen traveling North on Fleishel Avenue.
Police describe the subject as a black male in his 20’s, tall and skinny, wearing a white long sleeve shirt.
The vehicle is described as a 2016 maroon Chrysler 200 with Texas License Plate MLJ-4674.
Police say no injuries were reported during the incident.
Anyone with information about the subject involved is urged to contact the Tyler Police Department, at 903-531-1000, or Crimestoppers at 903-597-CUFF (903-597-2833).
Crimestoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest and charges filed against the suspects in this case or any felony case.
UT Health East Texas and Tyler Junior College released a statement regarding this incident.
Statement from Tyler Junior College:
An aggravated robbery was reported by the Tyler Police Department this morning at 1101 E. Lake Street. Because this was within a few blocks of the TJC campus, the TJC police chief issued a timely notification to all students and employees of the College. In addition, TJC has increased its police presence on campus.
Statement from UT Health East Texas:
We have learned from the Tyler Police Department that the victim of this morning’s carjacking was neither a patient nor employee of UT Health East Texas, rather she was parking in the lot to attend class nearby. In light of Monday’s incident, UT Health East Texas has increased security at our East Lake Medical Plaza and around our hospital campus. The safety and security of patients and employees is a top priority.