Atlanta, GA The Atlanta Police Department has released CCTV footage of an armed robbery at the Welcome Food Mart.
A man in an orange snow-suit and mask walks into the store holding a long rifle. The suspect paces back and forth, demanding money.
Other CCTV cameras capture roughly 5 other young men run into the store after the gunman and stealing bags of food located near the front of the door.
The employee of the Store Mr. Akhtar advised that he was getting ready to close the store when a black male wearing a mask and orange jumpsuit entered the store with along rifle.
The man pointed the rifle at him and said "give me the money'. At this point the employee ducked underneath the counter.
The counter is surrounded by plexiglass and there is no way to gain aocess without breaking it or the locked door.
Mr. Akhtar said that when he refused to answer, the male hit the plexiglass with the back of the rifle twice.
The plexiglass showed no major signs of damage. At this point other black males entered the store and they began to steal chips and popcorn from the front counter.
The males then all ran away from the scene heading southwest.
It is believed that the men live in the area, and they may have been caught on camera before at either this same store or at the McDonald's which is located across the street.
Luckily no injuries were reported and the suspects only made off with 10 or so bags of chips.
Still this is a violent act, and could have gone tragically different.
