STARKVILLE — An armed man is still at large following a convenience store robbery early Thursday morning.
A man wearing a dark face covering and carrying a handgun entered the Quality Fuels at 300 Hwy. 12 W. and stole cash from the store, according to SPD Public Information Officer Brandon Lovelady. SPD received the call at about 8:44 a.m.
Lovelady said officers are now looking for a Black man with a skinny build who was wearing a black shirt and black shorts.
No injuries were reported and there were no arrests as of press time Thursday. SPD is still actively investigating the robbery, Lovelady said.
Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Public Information Officer Haley Montgomery said Starkville High School, Armstrong Junior High and Overstreet Elementary all implemented precautionary shelter in place procedures on Thursday in response to the robbery. Those were lifted at about 10:30 a.m.
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