Alleged armed robber shoots store clerk in Warner Robins

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A store clerk is in serious condition after what police believe was an armed robbery at the 777 Store on Watson Boulevard early Friday morning.

Warner Robins Police say when they arrived at the store around 2:30 a.m., 28-year-old Paresh Patel was laying on the floor with at least one gunshot wound to the torso. He’s currently at the hospital in critical condition.

Officers believe an armed robbery occurred before Patel was shot. No one else was in the store during the incident.

Anyone with information should contact Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME or Detective Mark Wright with the Warner Robins Police Department at 478-302-5380.