Wanted shoplifting suspect pulled gun on Buckhead store clerk, police say

The Brief

  • Atlanta police are looking for a man who pulled a gun during an Atlanta armed robbery at a business on East Paces Ferry Road NE.
  • Employees confronted the man for shoplifting before he pointed a firearm and ran away.
  • Authorities released surveillance video and are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information.

ATLANTA Authorities are asking for help in identifying a man who pointed a gun at a store employee during a shoplifting incident earlier this month in Buckhead.

What we know:

It happened at 11:20 p.m.at a business at 324 E. Paces Ferry Road NE. According to the Atlanta Police Department, the man stole several items from the establishment and then pulled a gun on a worker when he was confronted.

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