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By Miguel Liscano

AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF


Saturday, November 29, 2008

An Academy Sports & Outdoors in Sunset Valley was robbed at gunpoint Friday night, police said.

Just before 8:50 p.m. , two armed men wearing ski masks entered the store at 5400 Brodie Lane and demanded money while customers were still inside, officials said.

The men left with an undisclosed amount of cash, officials said, at the end of one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

Austin police Lt. Gary Rosch said at least one round was fired inside the store.

No one was injured, Rosch said.

Rosch said the men left in a black four-door vehicle with a covered license plate.

No detailed description of the men was available.

A representative for the Sunset Valley Police Department, the main agency investigating the incident, was not available for comment Friday night.

The small City of Sunset Valley is surrounded by the City of Austin and has become a hub for dozens of large retailers. The 102,000-square-foot Academy opened in May 2006.

mliscano@statesman.com; 445-3629