SAVANNAH, Ga. – It’s a bold crime that played out in front of a surveillance camera. Someone with a mask and hoodie ran into a gun store with a bag, dropped the bag and started grabbing semiautomatic rifles.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) are offering up to $10,000 for information that leads to the guns and an arrest.
It happened Tuesday at approximately 1:40 a.m. at Backwoods Armory in Brooklet, GA. That’s about an hour outside of Savannah.
The suspect left the gun shop with 12 firearms, which ATF says clearly poses a danger to the community.
Surveillance cameras captured the crime and the getaway car.
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“ATF takes this crime very seriously,” said Resident Agent in Charge Joseph Waller in a press release. “ATF is committed to preventing firearms trafficking, which is a serious offense resulting in significant federal prison time for those responsible.”
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Anyone with information about this crime should contact the ATF Gun Hotline at 1-800-ATF-GUNS (283-4867). Callers may remain anonymous.
