Police Report Christmas Eve Armed Robbery at Gas Station

Fairfax County Police report Monday that a gas station was robbed at gunpoint last week, on Christmas Eve.

Officers responded early Thursday morning for a report of a robbery at the Sunoco gas station located at the 7000 block of Old Keene Mill Road (see map below). Shortly after 3 a.m. on Christmas Eve, a man entered the gas station and approached the counter, police said.

The suspect displayed a handgun and demanded money, police said. The three employees complied and an undisclosed amount of cash was handed over, according to police.

The suspect fled and the victims did not require medical attention, police said. The suspect was described as black, about 6 feet tall, approximately 180 pounds, and wearing black hoodie, black pants and black mask covering his face, according to FCPD.

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