Brinks Guard Shot at Conroe ATM as Tracked Suspect Dies on I-45

Overview

• Police responded to the Bank of America drive-thru on North Frazier Street in Conroe on Monday at about 8:23 a.m. after reports that a guard had been shot.
• First responders identified the victim as 59-year-old Brinks guard Quang Truong of Spring, who was taken to a hospital in critical condition and underwent surgery.
• Dispatchers followed signals from the stolen ATM money boxes, which use locator devices such as 3SI trackers, to a gray Dodge pickup in the 5000 block of Interstate 45.
• Officers initiated a felony stop with help from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Texas DPS, and the 41-year-old driver shot himself before they approached and later died at a hospital.
• Investigators say they believe the stolen cash was recovered, and Conroe police are leading the probe with assistance from the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI, a response that could spur reviews of armored courier safety practices.