A 19-year-old Aurora gas station clerk was robbed at gunpoint by a masked man early Wednesday morning, Aurora police said.
The robbery occurred around 1:50 a.m. at a gas station and convenience store in the 2900 block of East New York Street.
According to Aurora Police Department spokesman Dan Ferrelli, the clerk was standing outside the store when he was approached by a man wearing a white bandanna or mask over his face. The man had a long rifle or shotgun and ordered the clerk back inside the store, police said.
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Once inside, the gunman demanded cash and was given an undisclosed amount of money before he ran away southbound, Ferrelli said.
The suspect was described as a black man, between 6-foot and 6-foot-2 and 150 to 180 pounds. He had a distinct high-pitched voice, police said.
The man was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, a white jacket, white shoes and black athletic pants.
Anyone with information is asked to call Aurora police investigators at 630-256-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 630-892-1000.