RELATED STORY: Normandy Subway robbed at gunpoint, according to JSO
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said the Subway on Normandy Blvd. was robbed at gunpoint on Saturday.
A witness told police that a man with long braids and a black hair wrap covering part of his face came up to the front counter with a small, gray handgun.
The witness said the man was yelling, "I am going to shoot you. This is not a game!" He then instructed the witness to give him the money from the register. The man then left the store with the money.
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A customer entered the store during the robbery.
The suspect, Christopher Jefferson, yelled at the customer to get on the floor, according to a JSO police report.
Jefferson, according to the police report, fired the handgun one time in the store. No one was injured.
JSO tweeted Saturday evening that a person by the same description as Jefferson tried carjacking someone nearby.
Normandy Blvd. Subway was robbed at gunpoint. Attempted carjacking nearby with same suspect description. Alert ZONE 4 officer located the suspect and a foot pursuit was started. Suspect located in a locked construction site. Suspect in custody! Great job, Zone 4!
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) August 5, 2018
An officer located Jefferson and started chasing him, police said.
Jefferson was found in a locked construction site and arrested, according to JSO.
An employee at the Subway at Normandy Blvd. and Lenox Ave. said two employees were working when the incident occurred.
#JSO has arrested a suspected armed robber and attempted carjacker in Normandy. I'm live at 11 on @ActionNewsJax https://t.co/H6OlHc9zKz
— Jenna Bourne (@jennabourneWTSP) August 5, 2018
Here's what we know about the arrest of a man suspected of robbing a Subway at gunpoint and trying to carjack someone: https://t.co/9LpqyHi5pB @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/F3lkQfie0O
— Jenna Bourne (@jennabourneWTSP) August 5, 2018
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