Suspect Shows Semi-Automatic During New Jersey Convenience Store Robbery

HAMILTON, N.J. (CBS) -- New Jersey Officials are asking for the public's help tracking down a suspect who displayed a semi-automatic weapon during a robbery. According to police, the robbery took place on Sunday at the 7-11 convenience store located at 1993 Area Drive in Hamilton.

Around 9 p.m. Hamilton police responded to the store for reports of an armed robbery in progress.

Police say, the suspect flashed a semi-automatic handgun before removing money from the till along with cigarettes before fleeing on foot towards Copperfield drive.

The suspect has been described as a male in his mid-20s to mid-30s, around 5-feet-6-inches tall, wearing a blue hoodie, white gloves, blue jeans, a baseball hat with a white sticker on the brim and dark colored boots.

If you have any information on this incident contact the Hamilton police department at 609-581-4080.