VIDEO: Thieving suspect shoves submachine gun down his pants

On Thursday the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office released footage of a suspect shoving a submachine gun down his pants in an area gun store and leaving the scene. The theft occurred on the morning of June 19 at 10 a.m. at Fountain Firearms, located in the 9400 block of Highway 6 South. According to officials the suspect managed to place a Scorpion EVO3 9mm semi-automatic rifle, complete with a folding stock. less On Thursday the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office released footage of a suspect shoving a submachine gun down his pants in an area gun store and leaving the scene. The theft occurred on the morning of June 19 ... more Photo: Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers Photo: Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close VIDEO: Thieving suspect shoves submachine gun down his pants 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

On Thursday the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office released footage of a suspect shoving a submachine gun down his pants in an area gun store and leaving the scene.

The theft occurred on the morning of June 19 at 10 a.m. at Fountain Firearms, located in the 9400 block of Highway 6 South.

According to officials, the suspect managed to place a Scorpion EVO3 9mm semi-automatic, complete with a folding stock, down the front of his pants. The firearm retails for $850 at most major online gun stores.

In surveillance footage reviewed the next day the owner of the gun store spotted the suspect stuffing the high-dollar weapon down his pants.

The weapon was originally produced for military and police only and just entered the consumer market this year.The EVO3 has been touted as reliable and easy to shoot in product reviews. It’s also termed as a home defense weapon.

The suspect is described as a male, between 21 to 23 years of age, and weighing about 170 pounds. He was wearing a white T-shirt, baggy shorts, and had sandals on with white socks. He had short hair and goatee. He is reported to have arrived at the location in what appears to be a dark blue Dodge Durango. He had three people with him.

The men continued to browse after the suspect had lodged the weapon in his pants.

VIDEO: Thieving suspect shoves submachine gun down his pants

Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to the arrest and filing of charges on the suspects in this case. They would also like to get another stolen weapon off the streets.

Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact Front Bend County Crime Stoppers, Inc. at 281 342-TIPS or online.

Tips can also be submitted by text message. Text FBCCS and any tips to CRIMES.