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Suspect Sought in Fort Wayne Convenience Store Robbery

Courtesy Fort Wayne Police Department

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Police have released surveillance photos of a suspect that held up a Fort Wayne convenience store at gunpoint earlier this week.

On Monday during the noon hour, a white male wearing a bandana pointed a black handgun at clerks and demanded money. The gun appeared to have a laser or flash light connected to the front of the gun.

After getting an undisclosed amount of money, the suspect fled on foot.

He's described as a white male between 16 and 22 years of age, standing 5’07” to 5’09” tall and weighing about 130-150 lbs.  The suspect was wearing a distinctive black shirt with a white design on front, white chevrons on both upper arms and a small white logo or design in the center of the upper back, tan pants, black flat bill baseball cap with a white logo, grey low top Nike shoes and a white and black bandana covering his face.

If you know who robbed the Get 2 Go convenience store on the corner of Calhoun and Pettit, contact Crime Stoppers at 436-STOP (436-7867).

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