FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies in Fayette County are trying to identify two men caught on surveillance camera trying to break into a gun store.
Investigators say the pair of suspects pulled up to Autrey’s Armory in Fayetteville at 4 a.m. one morning in September and tried getting into the back of the store.
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The car had been stolen about nine miles away on Milam Road shortly before the attempted burglary. It was later found at a Shell gas station off of Hwy. 92.
Detectives learned a 2015 Kia Optima that had been reported stolen was used in the incident.
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Surveillance images at the gas station showed a man climbing out of the stolen car through the window, going into the store and buying gas.
Anyone who knows the man should call investigators at 770-716-4828.
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