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UPDATE: Two arrested for robbing Macon Family Dollar, juvenile charged with shooting at deputy

One suspect arrested is a 15-year-old.

MACON, Ga. — UPDATE: Wednesday, 11:15 a.m. 

Two teens have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a Macon Family Dollar on Tuesday. 

A 15-year-old was arrested and charged with armed robbery and aggravated assault on an officer. Carlos Antonio Reynolds, 17, was also arrested and charged with armed robbery. 

Reynold was taken to the Bibb County jail with no bond. 

Investigators are still looking for a second person of interest and the suspect in the grey hoodie. Both suspects were arrested shortly after last night's robbery. 

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A man shot at a deputy while robbing a Family Dollar in Macon on Tuesday. 

Sgt. Linda Howard with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office says the deputy was responding to an armed robbery at the store near Kings Park at 7 p.m. 

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Credit: Bibb County Sheriff's Office

As the deputy got to the door, a man stood in front of the door, fired at the officer once, and ran away. The bullet missed the officer. 

A second person also ran away from the scene. The pair is reportedly wearing hoodies with the hoods pulled over their faces. One man was wearing  black hoodie and the other had on grey. 

The deputy returned fire and chased the men. No one was injured in the incident.

The sheriff's office is actively looking for the suspects. Anyone with information can call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

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