Palmetto Police are seeking two men wanted for aggravated armed robbery in an Oct. 9 hold-up at the Shell station at 400 Carlton Road. The men kicked the store clerk and struck him with a handgun after he complied with their order to lie on the floor.

Officers Mike Simpson and Richard Cheek responded to the robbery call at approximately 10 p.m., where they observed the store clerk bleeding from the head, said Det. John Cooper. The clerk told police two men entered the store with their faces partially covered. One of the men was armed with a handgun, possibly a 9 mm, while the other was armed with a shotgun, Cooper said.

The men forced the clerk behind the counter and instructed him to turn over the store’s money, said Cooper. The clerk opened the cash register and was ordered to lay on the floor behind the counter while the armed men went through the register. Though he complied with their orders, both men approached the clerk and assaulted him. The clerk was struck in the face with the handgun and was kicked in the head and abdomen by both subjects as he lay on the floor, Cooper said.

Both men soon fled the store on foot, heading east through the parking lot.

Cooper said the store clerk is recovering from the injuries he sustained.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Det. John Cooper at (770) 463-9068.