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WATCH: Man Holds Woman At Gun Point As He Robs Fishtown Gas Station

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Philadelphia police are searching for a man they say robbed a gas station and held a woman at gunpoint on East Susquehanna Avenue in Fishtown. The incident happened Thursday around 3:15 a.m.

According to the Philadelphia Police Department, the unknown Black man walked into the Conoco gas station and went behind the counter.

In surveillance video released by authorities, the man crouches down and points the gun at the employee, a 64-year-old woman. Authorities said he made verbal threats and took an undetermined amount of money.

The suspect then left in a white Honda SUV driven by an unknown person.

Anyone with information can call the department's tip line at (215) 686-TIPS.

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