Police seek West Philly robbers with pink gun
Know someone who has a pink-and-black gun? Police are searching for two men who held up a West Philadelphia store with a handgun that had a distinctive pink frame and a black slide.
Know someone who has a pink-and-black gun?
Police are searching for two men who held up a West Philadelphia store with a handgun that had a distinctive pink frame and a black slide.
The robbery occurred about 3:15 p.m. June 14 at the Walnut Food Market, at the corner of 53rd and Walnut Streets.
The two men went into the store, and one pointed the gun at an employee while the other went behind the counter and stole $500 from the cash register, police said.
Both men then fled south on 53rd Street.
The robbers were described as black, in their early 20s and having tattoos on their arms.
The man armed with the gun was wearing a black baseball hat, black T-shirt, blue jeans, and black-and-white Converse sneakers. The second man was wearing a dark-colored baseball hat, gray T-shirt and black pants, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477) or the Southwest Detective Division at 215-686-3183. Tipsters can be anonymous.
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