A man is accused of robbing a gas station with a gun in Attleboro, Massachusetts, early Thursday morning, according to authorities.
The armed robbery occurred at about 12:20 a.m. at the Mobil gas station on Newport Avenue, Attleboro police said.
The clerk told officers that the masked man entered the store carrying a black handgun and demanded money, police said.
The clerk obeyed the man's demand and handed him the cash, police said. It's unclear how much money the man took off with.
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The man then left the store and got into the passenger side of a newer model dark-colored sedan, possibly a Toyota, police said. The car was last seen traveling west on Collins Street toward Washington Street.
The man was described as short in stature and was wearing a black North Face puffy jacket, black hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled up, a white mask and dark-colored gloves, police said.
The weapon he displayed was a semiautomatic handgun, police said.
Anyone with information about the robbery should call the Attleboro Police Department at 508-222-1212.
