The Texas “Reckless Robber,” wanted by San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Dallas police and the FBI, has finally met his fate.
Mouafak Kazzaz, regarded as an “armed and dangerous” man for his escalating number of Central Texas bank robberies, was killed on May 22, 2010 in a shootout with sheriff’s deputy in Fort Bend County.
Deputies pulled over the 24-year-old Kazzaz in a van that matched a description of one involved in a robbery that day at a Bank of America near Grand Parkway and U.S. 59, in Houston.
Tagged “Reckless Robber” by law enforcement officials because of his aggressive use of a handgun, say the robber had been robbing banks since December 2008, primarily in the Houston area.
Kazzaz brought his escalating and violent style to San Antonio Saturday, January 9, 2010 at a Wells Fargo Bank on the 18000 block of Blanco Road near Loop 1604. FBI officials think he is responsible for at least 20 robberies.
His mode of operation was to take command with a black, semi-automatic handgun and point directly at tellers and people in the banks.
At a Cypress, Texas Bank of America late last year, he started pointing his gun at other employees of the bank after receiving the money. He demanded more cash and fled on foot.
The FBI, who announced the shootout and killing on Friday, May 28, 2010, said Kazzaz was from Katy, Texas, just west of Houston.
Kazzaz was known for using several disguises in his aggressive robberies.
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FBI officials indicate that when Kazzaz was pulled over by deputies, he flew open the van door and used an automatic rifle to fire at Deputy Charlie Scott.
After a 20 minute gun battle, Deputy Scott was shot twice in the wrist and an abrasion on his head.
Another deputy fatally shot Kazzaz after his van crashed a fence on West Bellfort.
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