Police are seeking the public’s help in finding an armed couple who fired shots during a robbery at a Wal-Mart.
On Tuesday a Wal—Mart in Colorado Springs, at 8250 Razorback Road, was held up by a man and woman who armed with a 9mm handgun which was brandished and fired, according to a media release by the Colorado Springs Police Department.
Investigators believe the suspects in the armed Wal-Mart robbery are Jason Robert Lopez and Carmen Angela Quintana. A warrant has been issued for their arrests.
Lopez, 38, is described by police as a Hispanic man, about 5-feet 11-inches tall and 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Quintana, 37, also known as Carmen Angela Knowles, is described as a Hispanic woman, about 5-feet 2-inches tall and about 135-pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
Lopez has a lengthy arrest history including aggravated robbery, kidnapping, weapons violations and drug related offenses, police said.
The pair may be driving a red, early ’90s Pontiac Grand Prix or Grand Am with a Colorado temporary license tag in the rear window.
They are considered armed and dangerous, police said.
Anyone with information about the pair, or their whereabouts, is asked to call Colorado Springs police at 719 444-7000; or the Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers at 719 634-STOP (7867).
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com.
