CHARLOTTE, N.C.,None — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are searching for a man who robbed a supermarket Thursday afternoon.
Police said that at 3:07 p.m., a man armed with a silver- or chrome-colored handgun walked into the Food Lion on Idlewild Road.
SLIDESHOW: Food Lion Robbery surveillance pictures
The man took an undisclosed amount of money and fled the scene, running toward the Piney Grove neighborhood, police said.
Police described the suspect as a black man with a slight moustache wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants with a gold design on the back left pocket and black sneakers with white soles. He was approximately 5 foot 5 inches to 5 foot 8 inches tall with a medium build.
Anyone with information should contact CMPD.
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