Dallas police are investigating after an Oakcliff restaurant was robbed and the families inside were tied up at gunpoint.
The incident took place Saturday afternoon around 1:30pm at Lulu’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant when three armed men entered the restaurant.
Two families and some employees were inside at the time when the robbers told everyone to get down on the ground and tied them up.
They forced everyone into the kitchen and then took all the children back into the dining area separating them from their parents, cursing at them to be quiet while duct taping their hands.
A waitress and the owners daughter were able to make their way to the restroom to call police before the gunmen found them and demanded them to the kitchen at gunpoint.
The waitress and other patrons in the restaurant begged the gunman not to shoot and during that time authorities arrived and the gunmen fled the scene on foot.
There was a small foot chase but the suspects managed to get away.
“They left behind a bag with lighter fluid. I really don’t know what their intentions were,” said Priscilla Cardiel. She said the suspects left with around $200 from the register and personal belongings from customers and employees.
This investigation is ongoing.
