The Clayton Police Department needs your help to identify the suspect or suspects who broke into a Clayton gun shop and stole five weapons.
Just before 4:30 a.m. on November 23rd, officers responded to a reported break-in at Trigger Happy Guns at 227 East Main Street in Downtown Clayton. During the investigation, officers discovered that someone threw a brick or block through the window of the store. A total of five AR-15 rifles were stolen. Two were manufactured by Palmetto State, two by Anderson and one by Rock River Arms.
Federal ATF agents are now assisting with the investigation.
Clayton Police ask anyone who saw anything that Friday morning, or knows anything about the specific weapons stolen to call Clayton CrimeStoppers at 919-359-TIPZ (8479) or the ATF at 1-800-ATF-GUNS(1-800-283-4867), the firearms hotline of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF).
