Store robbery suspect sought

Published 12:52 pm Thursday, June 9, 2016

Port Arthur Police are continuing their search for a man who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint Wednesday night.

Police received a call of the armed robbery around 10:42 p.m. June 8 at Super Stop No. 1, 8196 Ninth Ave.

The clerk told officers that a black male with a cover over his face had entered the store, showed a handgun and demanded money, according to a press release from PAPD.

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The suspect was able to get an undetermined amount of cash from the store register and left on foot.

No injuries were reported.