Wednesday, December 05 at approximately 3:25 AM, Athens-Clarke County Police Officers responded to an Armed Robbery at Lays Shell Station on the corner of Lexington Road and Gaines School Road. Upon arrival, Officers discovered a Murder/ Armed Robbery had occurred. ACCPD Detectives and the GBI Special Agents are currently conducting a thorough investigation. At this time Forensic Units from both Agencies are on the scene. The victim has been transported to the GBI Crime Lab for an autopsy. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Authorities are releasing a portion of the store’s surveillance video. Both Agencies are requesting the Public’s assistance in identifying the suspect or any additional information concerning this crime. A GBI forensic sketch artist has begun work on a sketch of the suspect. That sketch will be released upon completion.
The suspect is as a Black Male, approximately 5’9”-5’10”, wearing what appeared to be a dark hooded sweatshirt, a dark colored mask covering the lower portion of his face, pants and dark shoes.
An image and description of the suspect can be found on the Athens-Clarke County Police Department’s website, www.accpd.org, the Athens-Clarke County website, www.athensclarkecounty.com, ACTV, channel 7 on Charter Cable and on-line at www.athensclarkecounty.com/videos, and on Newsource 15, the University of Georgia’s TV Station.

If you have any information, please contact Det. Chuck Ivey, ACCPD, at 706-613-3888 Ext. 337 or GBI Special Agent Rebecca Shaw at the GBI Tip Line 1-800-597-8477.

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The Athens office of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Forensic Science Unit assisted the University Police in processing the scene. The University Police Investigators will continue in their efforts to determine what occurred.

We ask that the couple who discovered the body, and who had left the area before the police arrived, to please contact the University Police at 706-542-2200. We also ask that any person who had contact with Mr. Li, or with any person matching the description of Mr. Li (Asian male, black hair, approximately 5’7” in height, weighing approximately 145 pounds, last seen wearing black rimmed glasses, a white T-shirt, green jeans, and gray sneakers) over the past fourteen (14) days to please contact the University Police Department at 706-542-2200.

The University Police would also like to thank the members of the community that assisted by putting out information and flyers to aid in locating Mr. Li.

Please contact the University of Georgia Police Department with any questions.

The suspect is described as a black male, 5′08″ to 5′09″ in height, medium build, in his mid 20’s, with short hair in an afro style, mustache, goatee, and wearing dark shoes, a black shirt, baggy jeans and a silver chain. The suspect was armed with a knife.

Anyone who was in the area around the time of the incident, or anyone with any information about this incident, is asked to please call the University of Georgia Police Department at 706/542-2200.

Anyone having any information concerning this crime is urged to contact the University of Georgia Police Department at 706-542-2200.

The University of Georgia Police Department reports an Armed Robbery and two Armed Robbery attempts that occurred near the Founder’s Garden on North Campus. The first one occurred at approximately 3:30p.m. on February 22, 2003. Two visitors and a student were approached by two black males, one of which brandished a handgun. They demanded and took money from the victims and fled on foot.

One the same date at approximately 9:30p.m., two students were separately approached by black males brandishing a hand gun and demanding money. The descriptions were similar to the earlier incident.

The gunman is described as mid teen to twenties, approximately 5’ 8″, with a medium build, medium complexion, and wearing a grey sweat shirt and baggy pants. The second suspect was described as a black male, approximately 5′7″, with a medium build, and wearing a dark jacket or shirt and baggy pants with a mask over his face.

If anyone has any information regarding these incidents, please contact the University of Georgia Police Department at 706-542-2200.

The University of Georgia Police Department reports an armed robbery that occurred at approximately 9:00 p.m. on October 8, 2002 at the Tate Student Center Bulldog Café. Approximately $12,000 was taken from the safe in the incident. No one was injured.

There are two suspects in the incident. They are described as black males, both wearing blue jeans, one approximately 5′8″ to 5″10″ in height and wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt and the other wearing a light colored hooded sweatshirt. Both were armed with handguns.

The University of Georgia is offering a reward of $3000.00 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons involved in this crime.

Anyone having any information concerning this crime is urged to contact the University of Georgia Police Department at 706-542-2200.

Description:
2 Black males
Wearing blue jeans
5'8" to 5'10" in height
One wearing dark colored hooded sweatshirt, other wearing light colored hooded sweatshirt
Both armed with handguns.

Please contact UGA Police Department at (706) 542-2200 with questions or information.