Macy employee shot in stomach during attempted robbery at Atlanta mall
Atlanta GA December 23 2019 A Macy’s employee was shot in the stomach during an attempted armed robbery in the first-floor parking deck at Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta, Police said.
According to police spokesman Carlos Campos, the employee was headed to her car when she was approached by two black males who attempted to rob her at gunpoint.
The victim was shot during the robbery attempt, he said.
The victim was reported to be alert, conscious and breathing when she was transported to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries.
“This robbery attempt in broad daylight, at the height of the holiday shopping season when APD and the mall have increased security at and around the mall, is an appalling and brazen criminal act that will be dealt with swiftly,” Campos said.
Investigators were working throughout the mall area to identify and apprehend the suspects involved in the incident.
