A robbery suspect is on the run Friday after allegedly stealing $5,500 from a Wingstop fast-food restaurant in South Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Police Department officers responded at 11:33 p.m. Thursday to the 1700 block of East Vernon Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard regarding a robbery. When they arrived at the restaurant, officers learned the suspect, wearing a ski mask and a black jacket, entered the restaurant armed with a handgun and demanded money from the employees, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service.
The suspect then moved behind the counter, stole the money and ran from the restaurant in an unknown direction, police said.
Police began a search of the immediate area for the suspect, who remains at large.