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Robber gets away after shootout with store manager at Macon restaurant

When the masked man pulled the register from the front counter, the store manager went back to the front of the store with a gun, a news release says.

MACON, Ga. — The man who robbed a Macon restaurant on Saturday got away after a shootout with the restaurant's store manager.  

That's according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.

The release says it happened around 1:30 p.m. at the Moon’s Wings & Seafood restaurant located at 4191 Mercer University Drive.

It was reported that a masked man went inside the restaurant with a gun and then the store manager ran to the back of the restaurant. 

When the masked man pulled the register from the front counter, the store manager went back to the front of the store with a gun, the release says.

The manager and the masked man shot at each other and then the robber ran away with the register. He was last seen running to the back parking lot, according to the release.

The manager was not hurt, but it is unknown if the robber was injured. 

There were no customers in the restaurant when this happened. 

The man who robbed the restaurant is described as being tall and slender and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black jeans, a Blue Jays baseball cap, a mask, and black and white shoes. 

The sheriff's office says the case is under investigation.

Anyone with information about the case can call the Bibb County Sheriff's Office at 478-751-7500.

Credit: BCSO

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