Police release suspect sketch in Wheaton GameStop robbery

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WASHINGTON — Montgomery County police released a sketch of one of the suspects involved in a robbery in Wheaton.

Montgomery County police release the sketch of a suspect in a Wheaton robbery. (Courtesy Montgomery County police)

Two men entered the GameStop store on Veirs Mill Road on Oct. 3 shortly before 9 p.m. One man had a handgun and demanded cash from the safe. One suspect took a store employee into the office, where the second suspect brought the second employee.

The suspects then stole property from the store and then left through the back door.

One suspect is described as 5 feet 7 inches and heavyset. The other suspect is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs approximately 200 pounds.

Anyone with information on the robbery should call 240-773-5100.

Below is the area where the robbery happened.

Abigail Constantino

Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.

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