Man robbed gas station at gunpoint

WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - UPDATED : With information on the description of the robber.

A masked man robbed a West Terre Haute gas station at gunpoint Sunday night, authorities said.

The Vigo County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call around 8:45 p.m. about an armed robbery at Bob’s Country Market on US 150 and Bolton Rd., which is in West Terre Haute near Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.

The clerk at the gas station told authorities she had been the only person working, when a man wearing a "ghoul mask with string hair" entered the store and brandished a silver semi-automatic handgun with his right hand. The robber also wore a camouflage shirt, green khaki pants and dark gloves.

Police are searching for a male about 5 feet 7 inches in height and about 170 pounds.

The suspect was able to make off with about $100 in $1 and $10 bills, and fled on foot.

Terre Haute Police Department's K-9 unit was there to assist the VC Sheriff Deputies on scene. The K-9 tracked the suspect from the west side of the store, behind the store and to U.S. 150, where the trail ended. Investigators said that may indicate the suspect got into a vehicle.

As of Monday morning, officials were unsure whether the incident was caught by security cameras.

If you have any information about the robbery or the whereabouts of the suspect, you are asked to please contact CRIMESTOPPERS at (812) 232-STOP. 

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