4-3-19 Robbery - Seeking Community Assistance

While making entry through the back of the store, the suspects held two employees and another person at gunpoint. Both suspects then forced the three victims to enter the cooler, took their cell phones and wallets before closing the cooler door. During the robbery, both suspects displayed handguns and demanded money from employees and patrons. They also stole Swisher Sweet Cigarillos and endangered a baby that was in the store. Both suspects ran from the sales floor and exited the same way they entered the business. 

The suspects are described as follows:

Suspect #1 is a black male, short, wearing a black ski mask, dark colored pants and long-sleeved shirt, armed with a handgun.Suspect #2 is a black male, about 6’, wearing dark colored pants, dark colored hoodie, and some type of white mask covering his face, armed with a handgun.

After a canvas of the area, Chattanooga Police Robbery Investigators located video of the suspects' possible getaway vehicle (see photo).

The Chattanooga Police Department is requesting the community's assistance in identifying the suspects in this robbery. If you have any information about this incident, please contact the Chattanooga Police Department at (423) 698-2525 and ask to speak with a Robbery Investigator. Tips can also be submitted in the Chattanooga PD Mobile App. Anyone offering information can remain anonymous.

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NOTE: The preceding information is preliminary and is subject to change as the investigation continues.