Several guns were taken from an Upstate gun store Thursday morning after a stolen van crashed into the front of the business, according to Simpsonville Police Chief Steve Moore and the store's owner. Officers arrived around 3 a.m. to The Gun Shop and Indoor Range on Northeast Main Street, Moore said. He said the van crashed into the store, individuals got of the van, gathered items from inside and then ran across the street. Police said they left in a getaway car. No arrests have been made, Moore said. The store's owner was called and determined that several guns were missing. “Moving forward, we will inventory every gun in the store to see which ones are missing. We will also try to determine if we can identify any suspects from any physical evidence we collect," Moore said.He said the van was stolen in North Carolina."From what I understand, this is not common for this area, but I have heard of several gun shop burglaries happening in the state," Moore said.

Several guns were taken from an Upstate gun store Thursday morning after a stolen van crashed into the front of the business, according to Simpsonville Police Chief Steve Moore and the store's owner.

Officers arrived around 3 a.m. to The Gun Shop and Indoor Range on Northeast Main Street, Moore said.



He said the van crashed into the store, individuals got of the van, gathered items from inside and then ran across the street. Police said they left in a getaway car.



No arrests have been made, Moore said.



The store's owner was called and determined that several guns were missing.

“Moving forward, we will inventory every gun in the store to see which ones are missing. We will also try to determine if we can identify any suspects from any physical evidence we collect," Moore said.

He said the van was stolen in North Carolina.

"From what I understand, this is not common for this area, but I have heard of several gun shop burglaries happening in the state," Moore said.





