Bonner Springs 7-Eleven held up by armed man

Posted: March 20, 2014 - 2:26 am
Updated: March 20, 2014 - 2:55am

Bonner Springs Police are investigating after a man armed with a gun robbed the 7-Eleven convenience store near Kansas Highway 7 and Interstate 70 this morning.

Police were called to the store, located at 34 N. 130th Street, around 2 a.m. Thursday.

Officers learned that a white male entered the store, displayed a black handgun, and demanded money from the clerk.

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The clerk complied and the suspect was last seen running northbound from the business.

The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 6-foot 2-inches to 6-foot 5-inches. He had a shirt wrapped around his face and was wearing a black jacket and blue jeans.

Police set up a perimeter in the area and a Shawnee Police Department K-9 unit conducted a search of the area.

The search ended just before 3 a.m. with nothing found.

No other information was immediately available.

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