Would-Be Robbers Flee When Gas Station Clerk Reaches For Alarm

DONELSON, TN -- Two armed men cancelled their stick-up bid at a Donelson Mapco when the clerk reached for an alarm button, according to Metro Police.

Shortly before midnight, a man wearing a white bandanna over his face entered the Mapco at 465 Donelson Pike and milled about while other customers at the counter completed their transactions. Once the story was empty, a second man, also wearing a white bandanna entered the store carrying a silver pistol.

As he approached the counter with the pistol pulled, the clerk reached for an alarm button, sending the pair fleeing towards nearby Allen Road.

The first man who entered the store is 5-feet-8-inches tall and was wearing blue jeans and denim jacket. The gunman is about 6 feet tall and wore blue jeans, a camo jacket with an orange baseball cap, according to police.

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