TX: Mystery Man at McAllen Mall Robbery: Armed Citizen or Plain Clothes Police?

Gun Watch ^ | 6 August, 2018 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

In a video of the attempted armed robbery of a McAllen, Texas mall jewelry store, the seven suspects were captured by three armed people.

One of the armed people, in a uniform, is said to be a police officer working mall security. Another one, in a red shirt, is said to be a citizen with a Texas license to carry, in a Fox News Video.

The third, showing a badge in his left hand, appears to be another police officer.

Link to video

The dailymail.co.uk writes that the armed person in the red shirt is a plain clothes police officer. From thedailymail.co.uk:

A plain clothes police officer then arrived (in red) and cornered the thieves in the store

 (snip)

Two plain clothes officers followed with their own weapons. The thieves retreated at the sight of them and backed further into the store, out of view.

 Which is correct?

The Fox outlet says it was told by the police that the person in red was an armed citizen with a carry permit.

The Daily Mail says he was a plain clothes police officer.

You cannot tell from the video, but he does use good tactics.  If anyone has local information as to which news item is correct, we would like to know.


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[marktwain]

The man in the red shirt does a good job of "slicing the pie", before entering the shop.

[Paladin2]

Seven ‘Rat supported illegals arrested....

[Blueflag]

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[BitWielder1]

It looks like the two uniformed men knew the man in the red shirt, or they would not have trusted him like they apparently did.

[T-Bird45]

Yup - tactics and obvious knowledge of who’s who screams “COP” in the video.

[DaveA37]

“......….tactics and obvious knowledge of who’s who screams “COP” in the video.”...……

My guess, “well trained” cop. If indeed a plainclothes cop, the uniformed officers didn’t want to blow the guys cover.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

Yeah but the uniformed security guy who stormed in the door never saw the gunman hugging the wall beside the doorway - he could have died never knowing what hit him. Fortunately for him the robber evidently wasn't interested in going down for a murder rap.

 

 

[marktwain]

My guess, “well trained” cop.

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Could be. But lots of armed citizens have been trained in those same techniques.