Watch: Robber held Tacoma gas station clerk at gunpoint, thanked her after stealing cash

Tacoma police are investigating after a North End gas station convenience store was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night. Surveillance video shows a man pull a gun on the clerk, demand cash and then thank her as he left.

The robbery occurred at about 10 p.m. at a gas station in the 2600 block of North Stevens Street, according to Tacoma Police Department. That’s when police were dispatched for a report of an armed robbery.

By the time officers arrived, the robber had fled in a Kia Soul with at least one passenger, surveillance video from the convenience store shows. Police spokesperson Wendy Haddow said no arrests have been made.

The video shows the man walk to the register with a soda. He wore a knit hat with a black mask pulled over his nose. After the clerk scanned his item, the man pulled out a silver handgun and pointed it at the woman while telling her to give him the money. The clerk complied. The robber took the cash and pocketed it.

“Thank you,” the man said as he turned to leave.

No one was injured. Police asked anyone with information about the incident to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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