State police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect in an armed robbery that occurred in Thompson.
Police say on Sunday at around 4:50 p.m. the suspect pictured above entered the Bud Country Store at 759 Quinabaug Road, flashed a black gun, and demanded money from the clerk.
The suspect reached over the counter and took money from the register, then fled the store on foot to a silver sedan with Mass. license plates. The car left the parking lot traveling in the direction of Dudley, Mass.
The suspect is described as a male, wearing a red bandana over his face, a black sweatshirt with a skull emblem on the front, dark colored baggy sweatpants, and black sneakers.
Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crime detectives are investigating. Anyone with information should contact troop D at (860) 779-4900.