Two Suspects Wanted In Gastonia Armed Robbery

GASTONIA, NC — Police need help identifying two suspects caught on surveillance during an armed robbery Saturday afternoon.

Officials say the two men robbed the Tobacco Emporium on East Ozark Avenue shortly after 2pm. The suspects hit the clerk in the face with a gun several times, according to reports, before taking off with money from the register.

The suspects are described as two black males, both wearing coats, one wearing a ball cap, and the other wearing a toboggan.

Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers of Gaston County at 704-861-8000.