Petaluma 7-Eleven Employee Robbed At Gunpoint

PETALUMA, CA — A man wearing a ski mask and carrying a semi-automatic firearm robbed a Petaluma 7-Eleven store early Wednesday, police said. The armed robbery was reported at 1:23 a.m. at the 7-Eleven at 5300 Old Redwood Highway, according to police.

A store employee told responding officers that the suspect entered the store and while displaying the gun, demanded money from the employee — then left the business on foot with an undisclosed amount of money, police said.

Numerous officers reportedly checked the area for the robber but were not able to locate him.

However, surveillance images were obtained from the store and released by police Wednesday morning in the event someone in the public may recognize him.

The suspect was described as white man wearing a maroon ski mask, a black-hooded sweatshirt, gray sweat pants and black-and-white, high-top athletic shoes (pictured above). It was not immediately known if he was associated with any vehicles.

Anyone with information regarding the suspect's identity is encouraged to contact Officer Estrella by phone at 707-778-4372.

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Images via Petaluma Police Department