Masked robber leaves loot and shotgun behind after getting locked in store

A shotgun blast shattered a store clerk’s protective booth early Wednesday, but two masked gunmen got away with nothing from a south Macon convenience store robbed overnight.

At about 2:45 a.m., two men, who were carrying a rifle and a shotgun, entered the Quick Serve at 1106 Rocky Creek Road, said Cpl. Linda Howard, a public information officer for the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

The man with the shotgun, described as black and wearing a long, brown trench coat, demanded money from a customer, who did not have any.

He fired a shot into the clerk’s booth, and the second gunman with the rifle, who was described as a black man in a red sweater, blue jeans and red Adidas tennis shoes, ran away, according to a news release.

As the second gunman fled, the robber with the shotgun jumped over the counter, took money and ran toward the door of the store at the corner of Houston Avenue.

A store employee had locked the door, temporarily trapping the gunman. He damaged the door to escape but left the shotgun and money behind as he ran away.

The clerk suffered minor cuts on the face from the shattered glass and was treated at the scene.

Anyone with information about the robbers is asked to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 877-68-CRIME.

This story was originally published December 28, 2016 at 7:25 AM with the headline "Masked robber leaves loot and shotgun behind after getting locked in store."