Tyler Police Investigate Armed Robbery

TYLER — Tyler police are seeking a suspect in an armed robbery. Police were called Monday afternoon just after 2:30 to the Valero station at 1736 East Gentry. According to officers, the suspect walked up to the counter, pointed a small blue steel handgun at the clerk, and told her to give him the cash from the register. Police say the clerk handed over an undetermined amount of cash without incident. The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6’ tall, heavy build, wearing a black cap, black t-shirt and blue jeans. The suspect got into a light brown Pontiac Grand-Am driven by a second black male suspect. Investigators are obtaining a surveillance video of the incident.