Man Sets Hotel Clerk on Fire During Attempted Robbery in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Fire Department (FWFD) arson investigators are searching for a suspect who set a hotel clerk on fire during an attempted robbery on Sunday, May 24, in Fort Worth, Texas.
“He made robbery demands to the clerk and threatened to burn him alive if he did not comply. The male suspect then attempted to carry through with his threat causing minor burns to the clerk and extensive fire damage to the office,” said the FWFD in a Facebook post.
Video released by the FWFD shows the man throwing liquid from a plastic water bottle onto the desk toward the hotel clerk and then setting it alight. Additional security camera footage from the parking lot shows the man enter a car and drive away.
Officials from the FWFD believe the suspect is a “Hispanic male with long hair.” He was last seen wearing a T-shirt with a button-down shirt layered over top and a ball cap. Fire officials said the man was spotted leaving the scene in a “white four-door car that is believed to be a Honda Accord with a sunroof and rear spoiler.” Credit: Ft Worth Fire Dept via Storyful
