Store Clerks Robbed At Gunpoint At Roswell Gas Station: Cops

ROSWELL, GA — Roswell police are investigating an armed robbery reported early Saturday evening at a convenience store. An unknown male subject entered a Shell gas station at 1100 Holcomb Bridge Road around 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2 and held up two store clerks, the agency said.

According to the police department's Facebook page, the male entered the store and made a bee-line to the store's restroom facilities. The male emerged holding a silver and black handgun, and placed a backpack on the counter.

Roswell police say he brandished the firearm to the two clerks, and "calmly told team to put the money from their registers in the backpack," the Facebook post indicates.

The subject left the store in a gray or blue, newer model Hyundai Sonata adorned with a drive-out tag. This vehicle was last seen entering the Ga. 400 southbound entrance ramp. The only description given pertaining to the subject was that he was a black male who was about 5'9'' to 6 feet tall, weighed between 220 and 250 pounds and had brown eyes. Roswell police added the backpack had decorated with NASA mission patches and an American flag patched on its side.

Roswell police spokesperson Lisa Holland said no leads have been generated in the case at this point, and details about how much money was taken from the store have not been finalized.

Anyone with information about this individual or the robbery can contact Roswell police detective Bennett at 770-640-4100.

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Image via Roswell Police Department