FBI Offers $5,000 Reward in Richmond Highway Armed Robbery

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward in the case of the suspect who held a gun on a child and two women during the hold-up Aug. 23 of a beauty supply store on Richmond Highway.

The FBI and the Fairfax County detectives from the Major Crimes Division are investigating the robbery, reported last Tuesday at 11:15 a.m., at Beauty Island, located at 7814 Richmond Highway. A man entered the store, displayed a handgun, and demanded money, police said. The suspect then forced two female employees and a 7-year-old girl into a back room before he fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. The victims were not injured.

"A reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of this robber is being offered. The FBI requests that anyone with information call the FBI at 202-278-2000," a wanted poster issued by the FBI Monday states.

Authorities describes the suspect as a black man, approximately 25 to 35 years old with a muscular build. At the time of the robbery, he was wearing a black ski mask during the robbery, as well as a white shirt and black pants.

The FBI's Violent Task Force has teamed up with the Fairfax County Police to investigate the robbery. If anyone has any information, you can also call police at 703-691-2131 or Crime Solvers at 866-411-TIPS (8477).