Crime

2 Columbus stores robbed at gunpoint Sunday

Two Columbus stores were robbed at gunpoint Sunday.

It is not known if there is any connection between the two armed robberies.

According to police, around 5 a.m. a lone gunman robbed the Circle K at 215 4th Street.

No further details were available.

Around 10:50 a.m. a lone gunman robbed the BP Food Mart at 2317 Veterans Parkway.

A store employee said the man wore a hoodie.

No other details were available.

Anyone with information should call the Columbus police.

Larry Gierer: 706-571-8581, @lagierer

This story was originally published September 3, 2017 at 3:38 PM with the headline "2 Columbus stores robbed at gunpoint Sunday."

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