Columbus police are seeking suspects in two Thursday night incidents that occurred about 90 minutes apart.
Officers responded at about 9:36 p.m. to a reported armed robbery at the Sprint Mart located at the intersection of Alabama Street and Airline Road, city Public Information Officer Joe Dillon said.
Dillon said a male suspect with his face covered entered the convenience store and robbed the clerk at gunpoint of an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect then fled on foot heading south.
No one was hurt and no one else was in the store at the time of the alleged robbery, Dillon said. He added police investigators are analyzing store video surveillance footage to determine leads for identifying a suspect.
Police are also investigating a separate incident where someone allegedly shot into a house in east Columbus.
At 8 p.m., a resident on the 200 block of Maple Street reported the single gunshot.
Dillon said the occupant wasn’t hurt, and no one has reported witnessing the incident.
Information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the armed robbery case could be eligible for a $5,000 reward from the city. The hotline to report that information is 877-273-4552.
Citizens can also call Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at 800-530-7151 with information about these or any other crimes.
Zack Plair is the managing editor for The Dispatch.
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