New Orleans police release surveillance footage of armed robbery

New Orleans authorities are searching for an armed suspect captured on surveillance video during a Wednesday hold-up at a convenience store.

An armed robbery supsect was caught on camera at a store in New Orleans during a Wednesday morning hold-up, police said.
(New Orleans Police Department )

The robbery occurred just after 2 a.m, in the 9200 block of Airline Highway, the New Orleans Police Department said. 

Footage posted online by the NOPD shows a fully masked suspect armed with a handgun demanding money from a cashier. The cashier complied and the suspect fled on foot.   

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Images released by the department show the suspect entering the store and holding what appears to be a pistol near a cash register. 

He is seen pointing the gun and mouthing something. A man behind the register is seen putting his hands above his head. 

 

 
(New Orleans Police Department )

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No one was harmed during the robbery.