SMITHFIELD – Smithfield Police are investigating the armed robbery of a West Smithfield convenience store. The holdup was reported around 11:00pm last Wednesday, July 27th at The Spot, located at 836 West Market Street, at the intersection of Wilson’s Mills Road.
As the store was closing for the night, three black male suspects forced their way into the business. One of the suspects was armed with a chrome semi-automatic handgun.
Police said the owner of the business had his hands bound and was struck multiple times in the face. The three suspects fled with a large undisclosed amount of cash. The suspects likely had a vehicle parked nearby, which was used to flee the area after running from the store.
Two of the suspects were described as wearing dark colored shirts and pants. The third suspect was wearing a gray hoodie with yellow marks on his sleeves and blue jeans. All three suspects had their faces covered with what appeared to be white shirts.
The robbery was captured on store security cameras but the video has not been released.
If you have any information contact Detective Sholes with the Smithfield Police Department at 919-989-1075. Callers may remain anonymous.
Have stopped here a number of times to gas up. So sorry for the store owner. Hitting him across the face was completely unnecessary. Hope he will be okay.
Totally worthless individuals. Worth than worthless. They are a danger to civilized folk. I hope the next time they try such a thing they end up in the “right” place where they will be taken care of in such a manor that no one has to worry about them ever robbing another business. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Hopefully the next time this happens the owner is exercising their 2A rights. Will help deter the next criminal dumb enough to attack a business.
Bring back Wanted Posters.
So sick of thugs thinking they can just take what they want from hard working people. The Spot is a great place– I sure hope they are caught and pay for it!