Clerk pepper sprayed during 7-Eleven robbery in Center City
CENTER CITY (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are searching for a man who attacked a 7-Eleven store clerk with pepper spray during a robbery in Center City.
The incident happened on August 19 at the store located at 1 Franklin Town Boulevard.
The robber was caught on surveillance walking up to the counter shortly before 4 a.m. and asking to purchase a carton of cigarettes.
When the 61-year-old male cashier began to scan the cigarettes, the suspect sprayed him in the face with mace or pepper spray and grabbed the cigarettes.
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He then fled the store in an unknown direction.
The clerk was transported to Hahnemann Hospital where he was treated and released.
Police describe the suspect as a black male, 20-years-old, about 6'0" tall with a dark complexion and Afro style hair. He was wearing a camouflage shirt, dark colored shorts and dark colored sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 215.686.TIPS (8477) or text a tip to PPD TIP (773847).
You can also submit an anonymous tip online at PhillyPolice.com.
