A masked gunman robbed the

Kroger grocery store at the Banks Crossing shopping center late Sunday

night, according to Fayetteville police.

Although police were able to

determine the license plate number of the getaway vehicle driven by a

second suspect, that car was ditched behind the former Kmart building,

said Lt. Beverly Trainor. Tracking dogs were used to follow the suspects'

trail, but it lasted for just a few feet, leading police to believe a

second getaway car was used in the heist, Trainor said.

Police are asking anyone who

was in the area at the time to contact them with any information that

might help solve the case, Trainor said. Since the Taco Bell is open late,

someone there might have noticed something, or someone might have left

the Kroger just before the incident occurred and noticed something that

could help detectives, Trainor said.

"We're asking if they

have anything they can provide to us because we don't have very much to

go on," Trainor said.

The gunman wore a navy blue

ski mask, blue jeans and a green hooded sweatshirt while the driver of

the getaway car was described as light skinned with short thick hair and

clean shaven, Trainor said.

Anyone with information about

the incident is asked to call Det. Bob Bautista at 770-461-4441.

The pair got away in a white

pearl four-door car that was later found behind the Kmart. Detectives

were checking the car for evidence, and it was reported stolen out of

Clayton County, Trainor added.

No one was hurt during the

robbery, but the gunman pointed the chrome pistol at one of the store

employees before taking the money, Trainor added. Police estimated there

were as many as 20 people in the store at the time of the robbery.

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