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VIDEO: DeKalb robber makes man strip to underwear at busy gas station

DeKalb County police say this man robbed two victims outside a Texaco station, twice firing a gun outside the busy store.
DeKalb County police say this man robbed two victims outside a Texaco station, twice firing a gun outside the busy store.
By Joshua Sharpe
April 12, 2017

In a dramatic video released Wednesday, a wanted robber is shown firing his gun outside a busy Texaco station in DeKalb County. He also made one of the victim strip, leaving him standing in his underwear in the parking lot.

Police are searching for the man, who held up two people waiting for a ride at the station Monday around 10:20 p.m. The station is located at 2510 Gresham Road off I-20.

The man fired two shots from a handgun, flashing bright white in the security camera footage.

Anyone with information on the identity of the suspect is asked to call police at 404-286-7990.

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Officers mainly near Moreland Ave in DeKalb are handing out citations, educating people so they know how they can keep the area clean.

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