Store Manager Shoots, Kills Armed Robbery Suspect in Cartersville

CARTERSVILLE, GA — One of three suspects accused of robbing a convenience store at gunpoint was killed early Tuesday morning in Cartersville.

Officers were dispatched to an armed robbery call around 3:30 a.m. Dec. 27 at the Sunoco store, which is located at 2471 U.S. 411.

Officers arrived on the scene and began to piece together a preliminary picture of what happened. Three men wearing dark clothing and masks entered the store and attempted to hold up the business.

"During the course of the robbery, one suspect was mortally wounded after an exchange of gunfire with the night store manager," said Cartersville police Capt. Hubert Ledbetter.

The other two suspects fled the store in a late-model, dark SUV bearing a temporary Georgia tag, the captain said.

The identity of the suspect killed in the shootout is being withheld pending notification of family, Ledbetter added.

It's at least the second violent crime reported at the store this year.

In late June, a cashier working the register at the convenience store was pistol-whipped by 26-year-old Ashley Marie Nasier during an armed robbery. Nasier, who was later apprehended in Sandy Springs, was charged in connection to that case.

Anyone with information about the incident and the identity of the two remaining suspects is asked to please contact the Cartersville Police Department at (770) 382-2526.

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