Saturday, July 9, 2011

Suspect charged in deadly jewelry store robbery

Anthony Parks, 23, is charged with murder in connection to the robbery shooting that killed Java Gold Jewelry store owner Mehmood Ghaznavi. Anthony Parks, 23, is charged with murder in connection to the robbery shooting that killed Java Gold Jewelry store owner Mehmood Ghaznavi.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A murder charge has been filed against a man accused of fatally shooting a jewelry store owner during a robbery.

Anhony Parks, 23, is being held on a $100,000 bond. Parks is accused of killing 52-year-old Mehmood Ghaznavi during a Tuesday night robbery at his east Houston business, Java Gold Jewelry. Ghaznavi was struck and killed by a bullet during a shootout with the suspect. Ghaznavi had purchased a gun after he was targeted last year during another violent robbery, during which three suspects pistol whipped him while demanding cash. Parks was convicted of misdemeanor theft in 2008. (Copyright ©2011 KTRK-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) Get more Local »


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