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Early Thursday morning, around 6:40 a.m., officers with the LaGrange Police Department responded to the Speedy Serve gas station at the corner of Whitesville Road and Hamilton Road in reference to reports of an armed robbery.

Police arrived and spoke to the store clerk, who stated that an unknown black male assailant wearing a ski mask, entered the store, jumped the counter, and began waving a small handgun.

The clerk told police that the suspect immediately went towards the cash box and grabbed an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing the store.

The suspect reportedly left the area driving a gray Kia Soul.

This incident is still under active investigation by the LaGrange Police Department Criminal Investigation Section.

If anyone has further information regarding this incident, please contact the LaGrange Police Department at (706) 883-2603. Information can also be reported anonymously to Troup County Crime Stoppers at (706) 812-1000, where callers may be eligible for a cash reward.