Clerk pistol whipped in Tega Cay armed robbery, police say

A female clerk was pistol-whipped early Monday in an armed robbery at a Tega Cay convenience store, police said.

The incident happened around 1:15 a.m. at the Circle K store at the corner of S.C. 160 and Dam Road, said Lt. James Parker of the Tega Cay Police Department. The store sits near a Walmart and other businesses.

The clerk had stepped outside to smoke when two men grabbed her, Parker said. At least one of the men showed a handgun and hit the clerk in the head with the gun, Parker said.

The suspects stole money from the store cash register, but they were not successful in getting into the store safe, Parker said.

Police say the employee describes the two suspects as young — 17-23 years old — one African-American male and the other a caucasian or light-skinned African American male. Store video shows one suspect armed with a black semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine. He was wearing blue jeans ripped down the front of both legs, a black hoodie and bandana to cover his face, gloves, and what appears to be gray shoes. The other suspect was wearing blue jeans, a camo hoodie (pulled tight to conceal his face), gloves, and gray shoes

The men fled in an early 2000s model Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer, Parker said. The vehicle is described as blue on the top with light brown below, Parker said.

The men fled south on S.C. 160 toward Interstate 77. No arrests have been made, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Justin Spencer at 803-578-4971 or jspencer@tegacaysc.gov.

This story was originally published July 30, 2018 at 12:07 PM.