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Couple held at gunpoint near Dougherty Middle School
Posted: 05.16.2010 at 9:39 PM
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It happened around 4:00 a.m. Saturday

The armed robbery happened near Dougherty Middle School Saturday morning
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Police are looking for a man who allegedly held two people at gunpoint Saturday morning in the 1800 block of Massey Drive.

29-year-old Jeffrey Shulez and 29-year-old Lavetta Turner were walking home past Dougherty Middle School around 4:00 a.m. when a man with a gun approached them and demanded money.  The suspect only got away with their cell phones.

Police continue to investigate.

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