Robbers Hold Up 2 Tampa 7-Eleven Stores

TAMPA, FL -- Tampa Police are investigating the armed robberies of two 7-Eleven convenience stores that look to have been committed by the same people.

The first occurred at 2:25 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14 at the 7-Eleven convenience store at 10815 N. Nebraska Ave. and the second occurred about 6 a.m. at the 7-Eleven at 4320 N. Armenia Ave.

Two robbers entered the stores and confronted the cashiers. One robber brandished a firearm and demanded cash from the store's register. The robbers then fled on foot.

The robbers are black. One was wearing a black hoodie with a design on the back, black jeans, dark shoes with a mask covering his face. The second was wearing a red hoodie with jeans and white athletic shoes. He was also wearing a mask on his face.

Image via Tampa Police

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