Las Vegas police seek suspects who attacked convenience store clerk

Las Vegas police are looking for two people who left a clerk in critical condition after robbing a convenience store in the southeast valley Tuesday morning.

The employee at the convenience store near Maryland Parkway and Pyle Avenue was attacked after he noticed two suspects trying to steal from the store about 4 a.m., police said.

The suspects hit the victim in the head and he became unresponsive, according to police. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition.

The suspects fled the scene in a white, 1990s sedan with black trim and fading paint on the rear passenger side door.

The male suspect is between 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-11, 220 pounds with a tattoo sleeve on his right forearm. He was wearing a Dallas Cowboys jersey. He may go by the nickname “Bobby.”

The female suspect is between 5-foot-4 and 5-foot-6, 160 pounds with black hair. She was wearing jeans and a dark sweatshirt with the word “Naples” on the front.

Anyone with information is urged to call Las Vegas police at 702-828-5634 or CrimeStoppers at 702-385-5555.

Contact reporter Steven Slivka at sslivka@reviewjournal.com. Follow @StevenSlivka on Twitter.