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Investigators with the Newton Sheriff's Office are searching for two men who they say were involved in an armed robbery this morning.

According to Public Information Officer Cortney Morrison, two black men in their late teens or early 20s entered Bailey's Food Pride on Salem Road around 9:15 a.m. One of the men had a handgun and removed an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register drawer. They left on foot heading toward Salem Road and Ga. Highway 81.

The men are both described as approximately 6-feet tall, wearing gray hoodies and black masks. One of the men was wearing black jeans.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff's office at (678) 625-1400 or online at www.newtonsheriffga.org. Tips can be given anonymously.