Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

2 men wanted after armed robbery at grocery store in Doraville

These two men are wanted after being accused of an armed robbery in Doraville.

Credit: Doraville Police Department

Credit: Doraville Police Department

These two men are wanted after being accused of an armed robbery in Doraville.
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April 29, 2020

Police are searching for two men accused of robbing a Doraville grocery store at gunpoint Monday afternoon.

About 5 p.m., two men robbed several customers and the clerk at Tienda Guamex at 5855 Buford Highway, police said in a news release. The men were seeing playing video slot machines inside the business before pulling out handguns.

Police released surveillance photos of the two suspects, who are considered armed and dangerous. Police did not say what was stolen during the robbery.

Both men are believes to be in their late teens or early 20s and are between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10, according to police. One man appears to have a tattoo of a smiley face on the right side of his neck.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Doraville police at 770-455-1000.

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