- October 12, 2024
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A Palm Coast robbery suspect was shot eight times by a store clerk in Georgia after allegedly committing three armed robberies in two days.
The suspect, Qwinntavus Kwame Jordan, from Douglas, Georgia, is in critical condition, according to a press release from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
The incident involved seven law enforcement agencies before it came to an end in Kingsland, Georgia.
The FCSO responded to an armed robbery at a gas station in the 6100 block of east State Road 100 just before 3:30 a.m. on April 28, according to incident report about the robbery. Jordan is accused of stealing $205.77 in merchandise, gas and money.
Jordan came into the store and told the cashier to give him everything in the cash register, according to the report. He did not have a gun in his hand, but told the cashier, “Do not make me pull it out,” and gestured toward his waistband.
After Jordan filled his tank and left, the Florida Highway Patrol and law enforcement officers from several sheriff’s offices pursued him north on Interstate 95 into Georgia, where the Camden County Sheriff’s Office took over pursuit.
As Jordan exited I-95 in Kingsland, Georgia, Kingsland Police Department officers used stop sticks to stop the car, according to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Jordan ran to a convenience store in Kingsland, where he went inside at about 4:20 a.m., flashed his gun and took the clerk’s car keys, the press release said.
Jordan took the clerk’s vehicle to flee, but turned around and drove the car through the store’s front entrance.
The clerk shot Jordan after he got out of the vehicle and began to chase the clerk and a customer in the store, according to the FCSO press release.
After Jordan was taken to the hospital, the FCSO discovered that there was an April 27 warrant for his arrest out of Coffee County, Georgia — also for armed robbery.
“I commend the Georgia store clerk that put a swift end to this dirtbag’s crime spree,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. “If he survives his injuries, he should spend a long time in prison.”
