Masked men rob 7-Eleven store in Roxborough

ROXBOROUGH (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are searching for three masked men who robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store in the city's Roxborough section.

The incident happened early Thursday morning at the store on the 7600 block of Ridge Avenue.

Police say the trio walked into the store armed with a gun and knife at 12:20 a.m. and ordered a 66-year-old male employee to open the cash register.

One suspect then walked the employee to the rear of the store while the other two grabbed an unknown amount of cash and cigarettes.

The suspects then fled the scene in an unknown direction.

There were no injuries reported during this robbery.

Police describe the first suspect as a black male in his late teens to early 20s with a medium brown complexion and build. He was wearing a white plastic mask covering his face, white short sleeved shirt with an "Under Armour" logo on the upper left chest, dark colored style track pants with red and white vertical stripes down each leg, white sneakers, and blue latex gloves.

The second suspect is described as a black male in his late teens to early 20s and 5'10" tall. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark track style pants with a white logo on the left hip, dark colored sneakers, dark colored mask covering his face, and armed with a handgun.

The third suspect is described as a black male in his late teens to early 20s with a medium brown complexion and athletic build. He was wearing a tank top, brown pants, black sneakers, black half mask with a white skeleton emblem on the front, carrying a two toned blue shirt with horizontal stripes.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Philadelphia Police at 215.686.TIPS (8477) or text a tip to PPD TIP or 773847.

You can also submit an anonymous tip online at PhillyPolice.com.