Monroe Co. Business Robbed at Gunpoint

MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Monroe County deputies are looking for the two men who robbed a business near Amory at gunpoint.

Sheriff Cecil Cantrell tells WCBI they robbed Hurley’s Used Auto and Salvage on Highway 278 around 1:15 p.m., Saturday.

One of the men pulled a gun on a woman working there, and both got away with an undisclosed amount of money.

Cantrell says they took off in a 2004 or 2005 red Chevrolet Impala.

Right now deputies have one man in custody, who they believe may have been involved.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Monroe County sheriff’s department.