State police are investigating the armed robbery of a Beaver County store.
Just after 10 p.m. Monday, troopers were called to Johnston’s Market along Pine Street in Hookstown Borough for a report of an armed robbery.
A male wearing all black, a face covering and gloves entered the store, pulled out a knife and forced the female clerk to open the cash register, according to a state police report.
The male took about $1,000 from the register. He also attempted to steal a shotgun that was behind the counter.
He then fled the store through the front door and headed toward Hookstown.
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