FBI agents descended on a Colorado Springs outdoors shop Tuesday afternoon after a reported sighting of the three fugitive siblings accused of unleashing a fusillade at a police officer in Florida and robbing a bank in Georgia.
Agents interviewed employees of REI near Woodmen Boulevard and Interstate 25 after it is believed the trio quickly purchased a tent and left the store, according to a store employee.
It does not appear any of the store’s employees spoke with 21-year-old Ryan Edward Dougherty, 26-year-old Dylan Dougherty Stanley or 29-year-old Lee Grace Dougherty while they shopped, he said.
A customer in the REI parking lot called police around 1 p.m. to report the possible sighting of the three fugitives and Colorado Springs police issued alerts to officers to be on the lookout for a white Subaru Impreza with the Texas license plate LCS909.
The FBI's Denver office issued a statement Tuesday evening saying reports that the Doughertys were in Colorado Springs appear “credible.” The three fugitives may be trying to elude capture by hiding out or camping in rural areas, the FBI said.
Authorities have warned anyone who spots the Doughertys not to approach them.
“It’s real simple, these folks are armed and dangerous, Valdosta, Ga., police Cmdr. Brian Childress said Monday. “It sure seems like they have a death wish. We’re just hoping they surrender and they do it peacefully so no one gets hurt.”
The three have been on the run since Aug. 2 when the vehicle they were in was pulled over for speeding in Zephyrhills, Fla. The vehicle sped off and the pursuing police officer said at least two of the people inside fired 20 or more shots at him.
A few hours later, in Valdosta, Ga., three people wearing masks robbed the Certus Bank. One robber had an AK-47 assault rifle and another had a machine pistol. The robbers fired shots into the ceiling and stole an undisclosed amount of money.
Lee Dougherty — a stripper at a Florida night club, according to ABC News — has charges pending against her in Florida for hit and run and had previously been charged with battery, the sheriff of Pasco County, Fla., said.
Stanley Dougherty had been charged with marijuana possession. Ryan Dougherty had recently registered as a sex offender and had just been issued an ankle monitor after being convicted of sending sexually explicit text messages to an 11-year-old girl. The monitor was found near the scene of the car chase.
Their mother, Barbara Bell, said Friday she hoped the three would surrender without bloodshed.
“Although they’ve done some very bad things, no one has been physically injured yet. I would encourage my children to turn themselves in,” she said in the interview.
According to authorities, the siblings had been in contact with their mother and sent her a text message that read: “There’s a time for all of us to die.”


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