Perry Hall Shell Was Robbed At Gunpoint: Police

PERRY HALL, MD — Police said a gas station on Belair Road was held up Sunday night in Perry Hall. The armed robbery happened after 6:30 p.m., according to authorities.

A man walked into the Shell station at 9715 Belair Road, showed a handgun and demanded cash at 6:32 p.m., Officer Jennifer Peach of the Baltimore County Police Department told Perry Hall Patch.

The robber ran away afterward. He was described as a black man of average build who was 18 to 30 years old and wearing a dark clothing, including a hoodie, according to Peach.

She said the suspect remained at large after 11:30 p.m.

This was the second holdup at the Shell station in less than four months. Over the summer, there was a robbery and carjacking at the store.

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In that case — which happened at 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 25 — police said two people went into the store, assaulted the clerk at gunpoint, stole cash and cigarettes, then drove off in the clerk's vehicle.

There is no way to say this early in the investigation if Sunday night's robbery is connected to any previous incidents, Peach said.