Police searching for suspect in armed grocery store robbery

Forest Park Police need your help identifying a suspect who robbed a grocery store on Jonesboro Road.

Police say the suspect entered the grocery store, located on the 4400 block of the road, at around 9:15 on July 6.

According to officials, he went up to the cashier while holding a silver handgun, pointed the gun at the cashier and demanded the money from the cash registers.

Police do not know how much money was stolen in the robbery.

Authorities described the suspect as a young man who was wearing a dark hoodie, dark pants, and gray shoes. He was carrying a gray and orange backpack.

If you have any information on the crime, please call the Forest Park Police Department at 404-366-4141 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.