Chapel Hill police are asking for your help identifying the man who robbed a gas station on Franklin Street Tuesday.

Chapel Hill Police Lt. Josh Mecimore says the crime was reported just before midnight at the Marathon store near the intersection of East Franklin Street and North Estes Drive.

“The clerk reported that the subject had come inside, left the store, came back in a short time later,” he says, “and assaulted the clerk and stole money from the cash register. Then fled.”

The suspect reportedly left the scene on foot. Mecimore says the clerk suffered no major injuries in the assault. Now, police are hoping someone will be able to help identify the suspect.

“The clerk described the suspect as a black male, 25-30 years old, between 5’6” and 5’10” tall, 150-160 pounds with a goatee,” he says. “That he was wearing a hat with the words ‘Killin’ it’ on the front of the hat, and then a black hoodie with the words ‘Durham Tech’ printed on it.

“Our hope is that that description might be distinctive enough for somebody to recognize that person might be and call us with some information.”

If you have any information, please call the Chapel Hill Police Department at 919-968-2760 or Crime Stoppers at 919-942-7515. Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and anonymous, and you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

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