Crime

Police seek suspect in armed robbery Sunday at Hy-Vee gas station in Prairie Village

Praire Village police are investigating an armed robbery at a Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh gas station Sunday morning at 7720 State Line Road.
Praire Village police are investigating an armed robbery at a Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh gas station Sunday morning at 7720 State Line Road.

Police are investigating an armed robbery Sunday morning at a gas station in Prairie Village.

Officers responded to the robbery just after 7:20 a.m. at a Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh at 7720 State Line Road, said Capt. Ivan Washington, a spokesman for the Prairie Village Police Department, in a news release.

An investigation showed a man entered the store, showed the clerk a handgun and demanded money, Washington said. He left the store in a black Chevy Tahoe.

Officers described the man as being about 5’8” or 5’9” with a small build and long black hair wearing a blue beanie, black face mask, black windbreaker, blue gloves, tan pants and gray tennis shoes.

Police ask anyone with information to call the Prairie Village Police Department at 913-642-6868 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Andrea Klick
The Kansas City Star
Andrea Klick was a breaking news reporter for The Kansas City Star. She studied journalism and political science at the University of Southern California and grew up near Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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