Brewton, Alabama

From the September 14, 2005 Brewton Standard:

Escambia County Sheriff's deputies are still searching for an armed assailant, who robbed the Fastlane Convenience Store located at 3493 Jack Springs Road Sunday evening.

The armed robbery occurred just after 4:15 p.m. after a black male entered the convenience store, according to the Escambia County Sheriff's Office (ECSO). The suspect went to the bathroom and came out wearing a mask over his face. He the proceeded to the counter and demanded the money from the clerks at gunpoint.

The clerks abided by his commands and gave him an undisclosed amount of money. He then fled the store to the back parking lot where the owner of the store and the suspect had an altercation, reports stated.

"When the robber ran out the back door, the owner ordered him to halt, but he didn't halt and he turned and pointed the gun and the owner fired one shot at the robber," Escambia County Sheriff Grover Smith said. "He got away."

During the altercation the money was dropped and the suspect fled the area.