CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Man Pulls Gun In Queens Cell Phone Store Robbery

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The search is on for a man police say robbed a Queens cell phone store at gunpoint Saturday evening.

According to police, the man entered a Metro PCS store on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica Hills at around 7:40 p.m., pulled out a black handgun and demanded cell phones from a 26-year-old employee.

The suspect made off with two Apple iPhones before fleeing the scene, police said.

No injuries were reported.

Police describe the suspect as a man standing 5'9" tall, weighing around pounds, with a mustache. Surveillance video of the suspect can be viewed above.

The NYPD is asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 577-TIPS, logging on to their website at www.NYPDCrimeStoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. Tips can remain anonymous.

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