ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – Police are searching for a man who robbed an Asheville gas station at knifepoint Wednesday afternoon.
The robbery happened at a gas station on Smokey Park Highway around 4:45 p.m.
Asheville Police said a man entered the store, pulled out a knife, and demanded that the cash register be opened.
The man ran from the store after taking the cash from the register, according to police.
Investigators said the man is around 5’6 to 5’8″ tall and appeared to be in his early 20s wearing all black.
Anyone with information on his identity is asked to call the Asheville Police Department at 828-252-1110 or text TIP2APD to 847411.
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