By Khalida Sarwari
Police are looking for a man who robbed at gunpoint a Shell gas station in Palo Alto today.
The robbery occurred around 6:30 a.m. at the Shell at 1161 Embarcadero Road, according to police.
The gunman, described as a black man wearing a gray sweatshirt and a stocking over his head, entered the gas station, brandished a firearm and demanded cash from the clerk, police said.
He then fled north through the Edgewood Shopping Center, according to police. The clerk did not see or hear a car in the area.
The clerk was not injured during the robbery, police said.
A canine officer searched the area but was not able to locate the suspect.
Anyone with information about the armed robbery is asked to call the Police Department at (650) 329-2413 or send anonymous tips to paloalto@tipnow.org.