ATLANTA — Two men robbed employees at Ra Sushi Bar off Peachtree Street shortly after midnight on Wednesday.
According to the Atlanta Police Department, the men rang the door bell in the back of the business and when one of the employee's opened the door the men showed a silver handgun. Joseph Lee Jr. said he heard the doorbell ring, but thought one of his dishwashers was coming back in.
According to the police report, the surveillance video showed the worker opening the door, speaking to someone, throwing his hands up, walking away from the door and then running off.
Lee Jr. told police that he was in the back office counting the tips for the night when his cook opened the rear door and the two men entered the office with the silver gun.
Lee said the man pointed a gun towards him and told him to "open the safe and give me the money," and he complied. He said they took his car keys as well since they were on top of the safe. Before the men left, the report said that one of the men handed some of the cash to the other before placing some in a bag.
Officials said the men took an undisclosed amount of cash and ran out of the back door. They were last seen heading towards Crescent Ave, police said.
When police arrived, a witness told them that he saw two men running towards a Grey Chrysler 300 that was parked between two dumpsters against a wall behind Crescent Ave. The witness said he saw the men get in the car and drive off.
Luckily no, one was injured, according to APD.
APD said the suspects were black men and one of the men had long hair covering his face, blue jeans, red under shirt, blue jeans and black shoes to conceal his identity. The surveillance video showed him covering his hands as well before entering the office.
Another man had on a baseball hat, sunglasses, white under shirt, green pants, brown boots and a black bubble coat.
The spokesperson for the department said robbery is pretty rare for the area.
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