ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) —
Asheville police have asked for the public’s help investigating an armed robbery on Thursday night at a convenience store in the 200 block of Amboy Road.
According to a press release, the robbery happened around 9:53 p.m. at a convenience store in the 200 block of Amboy Road, where surveillance video showed a masked man entering brandishing a gun. The man reportedly left the store with approximately $400 in cash and other items and then fled on foot.
“The cashier described the gunman as a black male, tall, large build, wearing a charcoal grey/dark hoodie, and brandishing a silver and black handgun,” police said in the release.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Asheville Police Department at (828) 252-1110. People also can send anonymous tip using the TIP2APD smartphone application or by texting TIP2APD to 847411.