Masked Man, Armed With Handgun Robs Tulsa QuikTrip, Police Say

<p>Police say officers barely missed catching a man who they say robbed a Tulsa convenience store early Thursday.</p>

Thursday, August 16th 2018, 5:15 am

By: Joseph Holloway

Masked Man, Armed With Handgun Robs Tulsa QuikTrip, Police Say

Police say officers barely missed catching a man who they say robbed a Tulsa convenience store early Thursday.

Captain Malcolm Whiteman says the robbery occurred at the QuikTrip near 71st and Riverside just after 3 a.m.

NOW: The QuikTrip near 71st and Riverside just reopened after an armed robbery. Police say a man came in wearing a mask and hat and threatened the clerk. He left with money and cigarettes but the clerk wasn’t hurt. @NewsOn6 pic.twitter.com/Sl7vhK5rAS
— Joseph Holloway (@a_cupof_JOE) August 16, 2018

He says the man, who was wearing a ski mask and armed with a handgun, walked into the store and demanded cash from the clerk.

Police say the man took the money as well as several other items, before running out of the store.

Captain Whiteman says officers were nearby, but did not see the man leave the store. He says their K9 officers were unable to track the man.

No customers were inside the store at the time and the clerk was not injured.

He says the man, who was wearing a ski mask and armed with a handgun, walked into the store and demanded cash from the clerk.

Police say the man took the money as well as several other items, before running out of the store.

Captain Whiteman says officers were nearby, but did not see the man leave the store. He says their K9 officers were unable to track the man.

No customers were inside the store at the time and the clerk was not injured.

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Police say officers barely missed catching a man who they say robbed a Tulsa convenience store early Thursday.

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