Superior police are seeking the public's help in finding a man who robbed a gas station at gunpoint on Monday night.
Authorities reported Tuesday that officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Krist Oil gas station at 2821 E. Second St. at about 10 p.m. Monday.
According to police:
A lone female clerk was preparing to close for the night when the suspect entered the gas station and demanded money while pointing what she believed to be a handgun in her direction. The man had his face concealed and told her to put money in a bag, and that he wouldn't hurt her. She complied and the suspect fled on foot; the clerk was not injured.
As the robbery was taking place, two men driving past noticed the man in the store with his face concealed, and suspected that a robbery was in progress. They turned around and got back to the gas station as the suspect was fleeing; one man went to help the clerk while the other tried to follow the suspect in his truck. He lost sight of the suspect in the nearby residential neighborhood.
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The clerk described the suspect as a white male with blue-gray eyes and a stocky build; she was unsure of his height and weight. He was wearing dark clothing.
Superior police reported Tuesday night that investigators still were working to retrieve and review surveillance footage from the gas station and nearby businesses.
Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call the Superior police tip line at (715) 395-7468. Callers can remain anonymous.
