The owner of Tara's Fine Jewelry in Buford is now offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of four gunmen who robbed his store just before lunchtime on Tuesday.
The reward was initially $10,000.
According to police, the suspects entered at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, waved their guns and smashed jewelry cases with hammers. They grabbed a sizable amount of jewelry. One robber hit a customer in the head with a pistol before the suspects fled in a large SUV. The customer was treated at a hospital for minor injuries.
Tara's is located at 1829 Buford Highway, near the intersection with South Lee Street.
Anyone with information on the incident is urged to call police at 770-513-5300.
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