Kansas QuikTrip clerk stares down pint-sized would-be robber

WICHITA – A young would-be robber wielding an unusual weapon demanded cigarettes but ended up getting nervous and leaving a Wichita QuikTrip empty-handed.

The Wichita Eagle reports a boy between 10 and 12 years old walked into the convenience store shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday and confronted the lone clerk with a paint scraper.

Police spokesman Sgt. Roger Runft says the small-statured child stated it was a robbery, and the clerk asked what he wanted.

Runft says the boy wanted cigarettes but the clerk asked him for an ID. The boy responded that he didn’t need identification because it was a robbery.

That’s when the clerk stared the would-be robber down, causing the boy to get nervous and leave.

Police are searching the store’s surveillance tapes for more information.

This story was originally published September 28, 2015 at 8:37 AM with the headline "Kansas QuikTrip clerk stares down pint-sized would-be robber."