Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 7:33am
JACKSONVILLE — Cherokee County authorities are looking for two men who robbed a store west of Jacksonville.
The robbery occurred Sunday night around 7:15 at the Corner Store at the intersection of Farm Road 747 and County Road 3113.
One man was armed with a handgun and the other with a small calibre rifle upon entering the store.
KTBB reports, that after taking nearly $2,000 from the store, the men fled the scene.
Employees say the men were covered in black, including gloves and ski masks. One was a white male in his early 20s, between 5'8" and 5'10" and weighing between 160 and 180 pounds.
The second suspect was a black male in his early 20s, between 5'8" and 5'10" and weighing between 130 and 150 pounds.