Reward offered in heist of 24 firearms from Houston gun shop

People with information that could lead to the arrests of five men who broke into a west Houston gun store in June could get a $12,000 reward. The bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released photos Tuesday of two suspects. less People with information that could lead to the arrests of five men who broke into a west Houston gun store in June could get a $12,000 reward. The bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released ... more Photo: ATF Photo: ATF Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Reward offered in heist of 24 firearms from Houston gun shop 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

Three organizations are offering a hefty reward for information that could lead to the arrest of five men who stole 24 firearms in June from a west Houston gun store.

Anyone with information that could help law enforcement make the arrests can get up to $12,000 from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Crime Stoppers of Houston and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms industry, according to an ATF news release.

"ATF is committed to using all necessary resources to getting illegally obtained guns off the streets," said Fred Milanowski, ATF Houston Field Division Special Agent in Charge, in the release.

The five men broke into Texian Firearms, in a strip center at 14800 Westheimer, in two separate heists early on June 7, according to the release.

The first group - comprised of four of the men - broke into the closed store just before 4 a.m. It was unclear how many guns the men nabbed, but they left moments later in a silver Honda Accord that resembled makes between the years of 1998 to 2003.

The fifth man entered the store alone 10 minutes later. He arrived at the strip center on foot, but left in a 2002 black Dodge Durango, according to the release.

During the two heists combined, the five men stole 24 guns.

ATF released photos apparently from the store's surveillance video of several men suspected of nabbing the firearms. Descriptions for all five men - including those in the video - are vague.

They appeared to be in their late teens or early-to-mid 20s, according to the release.

One of the men in the first group had a goatee and beard. That man, and a second man, had gloves on. A third man carried a backpack. The fourth had on white tennis shoes.

The man who broke in alone had a goatee and beard and dark hair that was tied in a bun.

Anyone with information can contact the ATF at 888-ATF-TIPS or CrimeStoppers of Austin at 512-472-TIPS.