Fayetteville convenience store robbed; woman sexually assaulted
Police said Thursday they were searching for a man who held up a Fayetteville convenience store early Tuesday and sexually assaulted a woman.
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A man brandishing a handgun went into the store, which is in vicinity of the 6000 block of Yadkin Road, at about 1 a.m. and stole merchandise and cash, police said. Before leaving the store, he pulled a woman into a back room and assaulted her.
The man fled down Fillyaw Road toward Reilly Road in a dark-colored Chevrolet Corsica or Pontiac Grand Am, police said.
He was described as black with medium to dark skin tone, 25 to 35 years old and 5 feet, 7 inches to 5 feet, 8 inches tall. He was wearing a black jacket with "Baller" written on the back, dark jeans and a dark cap.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Special Victims Unit of the Fayetteville Police Department at 910-433-1856 or Crime Stoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8477).
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