Deputies say man robbed Puyallup gas station with Airsoft gun
Pierce County sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect who robbed a gas station with what was later discovered to be an Airsoft gun.
The robbery happened on June 2 at a Shell gas station convenience store at 8401 Canyon Road East in Puyallup.
A man entered the store at 1:56 a.m. and asked the clerk for cigarettes. When the clerk turned around to get the cigarettes, the man pulled out a pistol.
The employee ran away, and the man took the cash drawer. As the robber fled, he dropped the pistol, which was actually an Air Soft gun, according to a Pierce County Sheriff’s Department Facebook post.
The man is described as white, in his late 20s, 5 feet, 6 inches tall with a slim build. He fled in a waiting pickup, which was described as a smaller, lowered Toyota truck.
Anyone with information about the crime or the identity of the suspect can contact Crime Stoppers of Tacoma/Pierce County at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), www.tpcrimestoppers.com, or the P3 Tips app.
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