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Bank employee arrested in connection to violent attack on business owners

One suspect was arrested on Friday after a deputy happened upon the scene and saw the suspects attacking the victims.

HOUSTON - An employee at a local bank has been arrested in connection to the violent attack on two business owners in northwest Houston.

Shelby Taylor Wyse, 25, was arrested and charged with robbery on Tuesday.

“All the pieces to this investigation are falling into place and we anticipate filing more criminal charges on others we believe to be involved. No one will escape justice on this matter,” said Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman in a statement on Tuesday.

Wyse is currently in the Harris County Jail. There is no word on if a bond has been set.

In an interview on Monday, Herman said he and his deputies were working to arrest the bank employee.

One of the victims withdrew $75,000 in cash from the bank last week and deputies believe Wyse tipped off the suspects.

"Our investigation has taken us in the direction to know that there was someone inside the bank, an employee at the bank, that was possibly involved in this and we'll be getting a warrant for her very shortly, and she will be held accountable also." Herman said on Monday.

The Constable shared a mugshot of Travon Johnson, 27, who is also suspect in the case.

Johnson turned himself in to a police agency in downtown Houston on Monday, Herman said.

Johnson is accused of attacking a couple outside their business with three other suspects Friday morning. He is believed to be the driver in the attack who kicked the couple before running over the woman involved.

The four suspects reportedly followed the woman from the bank and when she arrived at her business, they attacked her and attempted to steal her purse.

A deputy showed up on the scene not long after the attack began and the suspects fled the scene - without the purse or the money inside of it.

The deputy arrested one of the suspects minutes later. He has been identified as 31-year-old Davis Dowell Mitchell.

Authorities are still looking for the remaining two suspects involved.

The bank is located at 12907 Farm to Market 1960 Road W in northwest Houston.

The woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition but she is expected to survive. Her husband was treated for injuries on the scene.

The entire incident was caught on surveillance footage. Constable Mark Herman's Office shared the graphic video with the public during a press conference Friday afternoon.

Warning: The video below may be disturbing to some viewers

We will update this story as more information becomes available.

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