Police Looking For an Armed Robbery Suspect

Reno Police are looking for the suspect connected with an armed robbery which happened Sunday in the 7500 block of North Virginia Street. They say the suspect went into a 7-Eleven just before midnight, picked up an item, walked up to the counter, pulled out a handgun and demanded money. The suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was hurt. The suspect is described as either a Hispanic or Native American man between the ages of 20 to 30 years old. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket and a black hat. Reno Police are also investigating a similar armed robbery at the McCaren Mart on Stead and Lear Boulevard that happened around 1 a.m. Anyone with information is asked to call Secret Witness at 322-4900.