Masked gunman robs University City store; owner shaken

New video shows the moment a University City cellphone store owner was robbed at gunpoint with the weapon pointed directly at his head. The suspect stormed behind the counter at Mobile Bling on University City Boulevard, forced the owner to hand over dozens of phones and cash, and threatened his life throughout the robbery.

Officers later arrested Na’Sean White about 11 miles away after a helicopter tracked him to east Charlotte, where investigators said he was found with stolen phones, cash and gloves matching the surveillance video.

ALSO READ: White was also charged with robbing a Circle K on Albermarle Road on Saturday. “He’s an offender, a repeat offender. He should not be in the public,” the owner said.

In the surveillance video, the masked man wearing black and orange gloves went around the counter and opened the register Tuesday at the Mobile Bling on University City Boulevard near East W.T. Harris Boulevard…

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