Deputies investigate Dairy Queen armed robbery | News

BEAUFORT COUNTY, SC (WCSC)- Deputies are investigating an armed robbery which happened at a Lady's Island Dairy Queen last Friday.

Beaufort County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the restaurant on Sea Island Parkway just before 11 p.m. Employees said three men entered the store through a back door, brandished handguns, and demanded cash.

The robbers left with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Deputies believe the suspects fled in a vehicle parked in a dirt driveway on nearby Miller Drive.

The employees described the suspects at black males between the ages of 18-30 wearing dark clothing and masks concealing their faces.

The Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with information to contact either Investigator Sgt. J. Kelleher at 843-255-3418 or the Beaufort County Dispatch Center at 843-524-2777.

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