From Trussville Tribune staff reports
CLAY –At about 9:15 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to a report of a robbery of a person in the parking lot of Publix on Old Springville Road in Clay.
It was reported that an adult female was robbed at gunpoint by two women and as she walked to her car in the parking lot. After taking the victim’s purse the suspects fled in a gold Ford Expedition.
The victim was not injured.
A description of the suspect was broadcast to responding deputies. The vehicle was spotted on Chalkville Mountain Road heading toward Trussville.
The vehicle turned onto Interstate 59 North where deputies and Trussville police attempted to conduct a traffic stop.
The vehicle fled north on the interstate.
The vehicle traveled to mile marker 153 near Springville where it stopped on the interstate. Four suspects exited the vehicle and fled on foot.
Three were taken into custody. Search dogs are on the way to attempt to locate the fourth person.
The investigation is ongoing and updates will be provided as they become available.