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| Two customers shot and one is dead after an armed robbery at a Denny’s restaurant in Manassas | |
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| Two customers were shot and one died at a Denny’s restaurant in Manassas early Thursdayafter two armed men came in and began robbing patrons and employees. | Two customers were shot and one died at a Denny’s restaurant in Manassas early Thursdayafter two armed men came in and began robbing patrons and employees. |
| Police were searching for the robbers. | Police were searching for the robbers. |
| Sgt. Jonathan Perok, a spokesman for the Prince William County Police department, said the incident began around 2:25 a.m. when two armed men came into the restaurant in the 8200 block of Sudley Road. | Sgt. Jonathan Perok, a spokesman for the Prince William County Police department, said the incident began around 2:25 a.m. when two armed men came into the restaurant in the 8200 block of Sudley Road. |
| The men started “demanding property from customers and employees,” police said in a statement. | The men started “demanding property from customers and employees,” police said in a statement. |
| Perok said that at one point there was “some sort of encounter” and two men who were customers at the restaurant were shot before the suspects fled. | Perok said that at one point there was “some sort of encounter” and two men who were customers at the restaurant were shot before the suspects fled. |
| Both victims were taken to an area hospital and one died, according to police. The condition of the other victim was not immediately released. | Both victims were taken to an area hospital and one died, according to police. The condition of the other victim was not immediately released. |
| Perok said the victims did not know each other and that there appears to be “no connection between the victims and the suspects.” He said investigators are treating it as a robbery that turned deadly. | Perok said the victims did not know each other and that there appears to be “no connection between the victims and the suspects.” He said investigators are treating it as a robbery that turned deadly. |
| Police had only a vague description of the robbers, saying they were two black men in their late teens or early 20s. The suspects are roughly 5 feet 10-inches to 6 feet tall and weigh about 180 pounds. They were last seen wearing black or dark-colored clothing. | Police had only a vague description of the robbers, saying they were two black men in their late teens or early 20s. The suspects are roughly 5 feet 10-inches to 6 feet tall and weigh about 180 pounds. They were last seen wearing black or dark-colored clothing. |
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