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Tifton convenience store clerk shot during armed robbery Thursday

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Posted at 3:05 AM, Aug 25, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-25 03:05:00-04

TIFTON, GA -- A Tifton convenience store clerk was shot during an armed robbery Thursday night, according to Tift County Sheriff Gene Scarbrough.

The sheriff said the robbery happened around 9 p.m. at the Short Stop Food Mart in the 600 block of Short Street.

According to Scarbrough, the clerk suffered a non-life threatening injury.

There is no word on the suspect or if anything was stolen at this time.

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