RCSD looking for convenience store armed robbery suspect who used flare gun

Surveillance video from February 22 at a Circle K on Broad River shows a man holding a flare gun during a robbery.

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A convenience store was robbed last month by someone using a flare gun to demand money.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO shows armed robbery of Columbia area convenience store.

*used a flare gun
*bought a beer first but left it pic.twitter.com/O1Cp1B2my7

— Josh Berry (@_joshberry) March 4, 2021

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department shared surveillance video from the afternoon of February 22 at a Circle K on Broad River Road.

The man bought a beer but then walked around the counter and pointed the gun at the cashier while demanding he open a safe and the cash register. The person got away with cash.

If you know who the person is contact Crimestoppers at crimesc.com.