The Voice of Blythewood & Fairfield County

Food Lion robbed at gunpoint

BLYTHEWOOD – The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is looking for two black males in connection with an armed robbery at the Food Lion Grocery Store located in the Food Lion Shopping Center on University Village Drive in Blythewood.

The robbery occurred on Sunday evening at approximately 10:15 p.m., according to a Sheriff’s report. A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department said the two robbers entered the store with hand guns and demanded money. The report stated that the amount taken is unknown.

It is believed the subjects then fled the location on foot. Investigators said they are in the process of obtaining a video from the store.

The Sheriff’s Department had not made an incident report available to The Voice at press time. The story will be updated as more information is available.