ATLANTA — Police have charged a suspect after a store clerk was stabbed several times during an armed robbery in Atlanta's West Midtown area early Sunday afternoon.
According to Atlanta Police Sgt. John Chafee, officers were called about an injured person at the M Street Corner Market located at 950 Marietta Street.
The caller advised that someone had been shot. When officers arrived, Chafee said, they found a man who appeared to have been stabbed several times.
The preliminary investigation indicated that a man entered the store and assaulted the clerk before leaving with the cash register.
During the incident, Chafee said a witness entered the store and, after observing the robbery in progress, called police. The clerk was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and was described as stable; though, he had injuries to his head and back.
On Wednesday, police said 18-year-old Jareal Natson had been charged to criminal attempt to commit murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony.
APD also mention Natson was already being held in jail for an attempted armed robbery that happened after this incident.
Police said they were called to a Shell gas station on 14th Street around 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 6.
Authorities said the suspect walked into the store with a butter knife yelling and then jumped behind the counter, attacking a store clerk. The victim managed to escape and left the suspect locked behind the gas station counter.
Officers found the victim with injuries to his head.
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