Reward Doubled in Shooting of Texas Meteorologist

ByGILLIAN MOHNEY ABCNews logo
Sunday, December 21, 2014

A $10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest in the shooting of a Texas meteorologist earlier this week.

Patrick Crawford, a meteorolgoist at KCRN-TV in Waco, Texas is still recovering, as law enforcement offcials search for his attacker.

The Falls County Sheriff's office announced today that an anonymous donor had donated an additional $5,000 for information leading to an arrest in the case, making the total reward $10,000. The Falls County Crime Stoppers had already donated a $5,000 reward.

Crawford was shot twice by an unknown assailant after leaving his office on Tuesday, police said. He was able to drive away and flag down help.

Crawford was able to work with a police sketch artist to give a possible image of his attacker. He was at an area hospital where he was recovering from his injuries.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said they hope the reward and new sketch will help them track down the suspect.

"It's a good thing because we can get information out there quicker than we could 15, 20, 30 years ago," D.L Wilson, a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety, told ABC News affiliate KXXV-TV in Waco, Texas. "We still want people to keep calling in because this is what's going to help us solve the case."

Law enforcement is asking that anyone with information related to the shooting call the Falls County Crime Stoppers at (254) 883-3105.

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