Fort Mill police seeking man who robbed store, forced 2 employees into room

Fort Mill police report there was an armed robbery Monday morning at Dollar General.

Officers responded just before 9 a.m. to the store at 1346 S.C. 160 E. Two employees told them a man entered the store, showed them a gun and demanded money.

After employees gave him the money, the man forced them into a room at the rear of the store and fled, police said.

“The employees then called police, and remained within the room until their arrival,” Major Bryan Zachary said in a statement. “Neither of the employees were physically harmed.”

The suspect is described as a black male, about 6 feet tall and weighing 200 to 220 pounds. He appeared to be 30 to 35 years old. He was wearing a black jacket and baseball cap, khaki pants and black and white athletic shoes, police said.

He left the scene in a gray or silver sedan parked close to the store.

Anyone with information on the incident or suspect should call the Fort Mill Police Department at 803-547-2022 or Crime Stoppers of York County at 877-409-4321.

This story was originally published November 20, 2017 at 12:57 PM with the headline "Fort Mill police seeking man who robbed store, forced 2 employees into room."