Wilkinsburg cellphone store robbed by armed gunman

WILKINSBURG, Pa. — Police are looking for an armed and dangerous suspect after the person robbed a cellphone store in Wilkinsburg on Saturday.

Wilkinsburg police said an armed black suspect entered the Boost Mobile store at 762 Penn Ave. around 12:40 p.m., held an employee at gun point and ordered him to remove an undetermined amount of cash from the store register before running off down Penn Avenue.

The suspect was described as a black man, 5′9″, thin build, dressed on all black with a black ball cap and carrying a black backpack. The suspect is considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact police at 412-244-2950.

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