Two men armed with handguns walked into GameStop in Uptown Solon

Two men armed with handguns walked into GameStop in Uptown Solon Monday tied up an employee and two customers and left with more than $3,500 in cash. The robbers also took several video games from the store. They stole a gift card and money from one of the victims, a 12-year-old Chagrin Falls boy. None of the victims were hurt.
The robbery took place at about 10:25 a.m. GameStop, 6130 Kruse Drive, sells new and used video games. The boy and an accompanying 31-year-old Chagrin Falls woman were in the process of buying two video games. The robbers took new Xbox games, including 10 "Left 4 Dead," 10 "Madden NFL 09" and 15-20 "Gears of War 2" games. The robbers also stole three-four PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles The robbers were black. One wore a blue hoodie, blue jeans and a "paintball-type" foam mask. He was carrying a silver revolver. The other robber was wearing a red American Eagle hoodie and blue jeans with a multicolored arch on the back right pocket. He had a semiautomatic black pistol.

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