17-year-old accused of trying to rob Georgia store with toy gun

BIBB COUNTY, Ga. — A 17-year-old is being charged as an adult in the attempted robbery of a convenience store in Middle Georgia.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said Tyrek Blackshear was inside the Mercer Food Mart in Macon attempting to play a gambling machine when he was approached by a worker asking for identification. That’s when deputies said Blackshear pulled out a handgun and demanded cash from the register.

The worker was able to lock himself behind a protective plexiglass counter, forcing Blackshear to leave the store emptyhanded.

When deputies arrived at the store, they were given a description of Blackshear and began searching for the suspect. Authorities later found Blackshear, and a toy gun they said was used in the attempted robbery along the 1600 block of North Atwood Drive.

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Blackshear was arrested and taken to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Center. He is being held without bond for the charge of armed robbery.

No one was injured.

If anyone has information about this incident, you’re asked to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500, or the Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

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