Fayetteville cops searching for gunman who robbed CVS Friday

Fayetteville Police are looking for a gunman who robbed the CVS on north Glynn Street around 7:35 Friday morning, officials said.

The assailant, who got away on foot, was described as a black male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with red trim, wearing jeans, a white sock hat and canvas tennis shoes, according to police Det. Mike Whitlow. He struck an employee in the head with a black handgun and demanded cash from the store safe, police said. The employee was treated at the scene by paramedics.

The gunman left the store with an undetermined amount of cash and a number of detectives and officers attempted to locate the suspect but were unable to do so.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call police at 770-461-4441.