Armed Robber Forced ATM Withdrawal, Deputies Say

RIVERVIEW, FL — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is looking for help identifying a man it says held up another at gunpoint and forced him to withdraw cash from an ATM.

According to deputies, the victim, a 27-year-old Starbucks employee, was sitting in his vehicle outside the 3715 U.S. 301 S. coffee shop around 4:25 a.m. on Jan. 7 when a man on foot approached him. The man pulled out a handgun and demanded cash, an email from the sheriff’s office said.

When the victim told the robber he didn’t have cash, the armed man forced the victim to head to a nearby McDonald’s. The suspect waited while the man withdrew money from his account at the restaurant’s ATM. He then took the cash and fled on foot behind a nearby Publix, deputies say.

The suspect is described as a black male between the age of 18 and 21. He stands about 5 feet, 7 inches in height and weighs an estimated 130 pounds. He was last seen wearing a navy blue hoodie, navy blue pants and black Nike tennis shoes.

Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 813-247-8200. Anonymous tips may also be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS or by going online to www.crimestopperstb.com.

Surveillance photos courtesy of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office