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Photos released of suspect after man in wheelchair is robbed

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Police are looking for a suspect after a man in a wheelchair is followed home and robbed.

In a story WISH-TV brought you in June, Timothy Houser was shopping at a Wal-Mart when a stranger offered to help him load his groceries to his wheelchair-accessible van.

Robbery suspect

“I was having trouble trying to hold everything so a guy came up and offered to help me and I said sure,” said Houser.

Police are hoping the released photos can help find the suspect.

Robbery suspect

The suspect is described as a black male with a skinny build, 6’0″ to 6’2″, with shoulder-length dreadlocks and glasses. He was seen in a white, four-door Chevy Monte Carlo.

Robbery suspect

Anyone with information can contact Detective Ed Bottoms at 317-327-4177.