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Lafayette police releases surveillance photo from VP armed robbery

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – Police have released a surveillance photo of the man investigators are looking for in connection to an armed robbery at a Lafayette Village Pantry.

The incident occurred Saturday, Aug. 6, shortly before 5 a.m. at the Village Pantry on Schuyler Avenue and 19th Street.

According to Sgt. Scott Galloway, the man pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded money from the register. He got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Witnesses told police the subject was a black man, 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds.

No injuries were reported.

Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to contact the Lafayette Police Department at 765-807-1200 or use the anonymous WeTip Hotline at 800-78-CRIME.