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Colorado Avenue 7-Eleven Robbed at Gunpoint Tuesday Night

Palo Alto Police seek information about masked gunman.

A man armed with a handgun and covered with a ski mask robbed a Palo Alto 7-Eleven close to midnight on Tuesday night.

The unknown suspect walked into the convenience store at 708 Colorado Avenue and at gunpoint, demanded money from the 20-something-year-old male clerk. The clerk gave the suspect money from the register, after which the man fled eastbound on Colorado Avenue. The clerk, who was alone in the store, was uninjured.

At about 12:08 a.m. police dispatch received the 9-1-1 call and when police arrived, they didn't locate the suspect, who remains at large.

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This is the second armed robbery committed by masked gunman at the same location in 16 months.

The suspect has been described as an unknown race male, about 5 feet 10 inches tall with a medium build, wearing a white hooded sweatshirt with a red T-shirt over it, black pants, black shoes and black gloves. The suspect wore a black ski mask that obscured his face. He carried a semi-automatic pistol.

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Anyone with information is asked to call our 24-hour dispatch center at 650-329-2413. Anonymous tips can be e-mailed to paloalto@tipnow.org or sent via text message or voice mail to 650-383-8984.


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