Police: Man pulls out gun, tells Little Rock store employee to open safe

Police are searching for a man accused of robbing an electronics store in Little Rock.
Police are searching for a man accused of robbing an electronics store in Little Rock.

Little Rock police say a man robbed a store at gunpoint Saturday morning.

The robber walked into a MetroPCS store at 4509 W. 12th St., a few blocks from Interstate 630, around 11:40 a.m., Little Rock police said in a tweet Saturday.

Inside the store, the robber reportedly brandished a silver semi-automatic handgun and demanded that an employee open the safe. When the employee did, the man took the cash and fled.

Police described the robber as a 150-pound man in his 30s. He has a dark complexion and stands about 5 feet 10 inches tall. At the time of the robbery, he was wearing a gray hoodie and black backpack, police said.

As of Saturday afternoon, officers had been unable to locate the man.

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