Pittsburgh police investigating armed robbery of convenience store

Pittsburgh police were called to the 4900 block of Penn Avenue in the city’s Garfield neighborhood at 7:15 p.m. Friday for an armed robbery in progress at a convenience store.

Two males entered the store and threatened employees with guns before stealing cash and cigarettes, according to information provided by the department of public safety. No one was injured.

The suspects fled in a vehicle.

The investigation is ongoing.


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