At least two suspects involved in daytime Peachtree Mall robbery with shots fired

Columbus police have told the Ledger-Enquirer that at least two suspects were involved in the daytime robbery of S.B. Company Jewelry & Sunglasses that led to shots being fired on Tuesday.

No arrests have been made at this time and an undisclosed amount of jewelry was taken from the store, according to officials.

Police say the case is still under investigation.

This isn’t the first time shots have been fired at the mall, according to previous reports from the Ledger-Enquirer.

Anthony Meredith was shot ten times outside the mall’s food court entrance around 7:30 p.m. on March 26, 2016, according to Ledger-Enquirer reporting.

Authorities alleged the shooting was in retaliation for the 2015 killing of Christopher Twitty.

Three individuals were arrested and convicted of murder and other charges. However, the Georgia Supreme Court overturned the convictions in 2022 for two of the three defendants after ruling the judge shouldn’t have dismissed a juror during deliberations.

Another shooting occurred in 2020 where one person sustained a gunshot wound, according to Ledger-Enquirer reporting. The injuries were non-life threatening.

This story was originally published May 3, 2023 at 3:27 PM.