Police Hunt Gunman who Robbed Smoke Shop

Orange County Sheriff's deputies are still hunting the armed robber who shot through a San Clemente smoke shop counter before snatching $1,000 from the cash registers.

At 9:36 p.m. Tuesday, a caller reported a robbery in progress in the 500 block of El Camino Real.  The report stated that a man armed with a semi-automatic handgun and stolen $1,000 from the Inner Limits Smoke Shop at Palizada and El Camino Real.

The man reportedly shot one bullet into the glass counters before taking money. He had a black bandana over his face and the money was put into a black pillow case.

The OCSD's Lt. Jim England said Thursday the incident was still under investigation.