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Police: 62-Year-Old 7-Eleven Cashier Held At Gunpoint During Robbery In Overbrook

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect who held a 62-year-old cashier at gunpoint during a robbery in the Overbrook section of the city. The robbery happened just before 6 a.m. Tuesday at the 7-Eleven store along the 6300 block of Lebanon Avenue.

According to officials, once inside the store, the suspect pointed a handgun at the cashier as he demanded money.

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The cashier placed $100 into a bag and handed it to the suspect.

No one was hurt during the incident.

Lebanon Ave Robbery
credit: Philadelphia Police

Police say the suspect is a black male, around 20 years old, 5-foot-5, with a dark complexion and was wearing blue jeans, dark-colored high-top sneakers or boots, a black and white mask, with a black hooded "PlayStation" logo sweatshirt.

If you have any information, you are urged to contact police at 215-686-3183.

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