Brazen Armed Robber Strikes Again In Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, NC -- An armed robber has struck again, pulling a gun and stealing from a Charlotte convenience store in early morning hours Wednesday, one day after police circulated his photo after he robbed another convenience store 11 miles across town. The Wednesday morning heist makes for the fifth such armed robbery inside about 24 hours.

The suspect in the 1 a.m. robbery of the 7-Eleven at 4808 Brookshire Boulevard on June 28 is the same man wanted for a similar robbery at 1:23 a.m. the day before at the Xpress Mart at 7837 Nations Ford Road, according to Charlotte police. The suspect, described as a black male, about 5’5” with short hair and a small beard, pulled out a weapon before robbing the stores.

In Tuesday’s robbery, surveillance video shows him wearing a red hooded jacket and light grey pants. In Wednesday’s robbery, he was wearing a blue hoodie with a zipper in the front, black track pants and black shoes with a white outline on the soles that extended up the side of the shoes.

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The armed robber is not the only suspect wanted for multiple hits. At 3:39 a.m. June 27, a suspect with a weapon robbed the Quick Trip at 7205 The Plaza and fled the scene after he obtained property. The suspect was wearing a green jacket and black hoodie at this location. Less than two hours later, the man robbed another Quick Trip, at 6721 Albemarle Road, at 5:18 a.m. At the second crime scene, however, he was wearing a blue hooded jacket with black pants. CMPD describes him as a black male, about 6’1” - 6’3” with a medium build.

A 7-Eleven, located at 3301 Monroe Road, was also robbed June 27, at 3:36 a.m. CMPD describes the suspect as a black male in his early 30s, about 6-foot tall and wearing a black hooded jacket and dark pants.

Police ask that anyone with information about any of these cases call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

Photos courtesy of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department