A convenience store clerk confronted by a would-be robber with a gun thwarted the robbery attempt by pulling out his own gun, Pittsfield Township Police said.

Police are looking for this man, who tried to rob the Golfside Market Wednesday. Courtesy of PTPD

Police said a man walked into the store, 2642 Golfside Drive, with a long gun Wednesday morning. The man pointed the gun at the clerk and told him to put his hands up.

“The clerk pulled his gun, at which time the suspect fled the store,” police said in a press release.

A University of Michigan police dog tracked the man to a parking space in the Greenway Park Apartments next to Golfside Market. However, the man had driven away.

The man is described as black, 6 feet to 6 feet 3 inches tall, with a thin build. He was last seen wearing dark pants and shoes, a long-sleeved white shirt under a dark-colored short-sleeved shirt. He was also wearing a dark winter ski mask hat with white stripes.

Police released a photo of the suspect taken from security camera images.

Investigators responded to the store at 9:24 a.m. Wednesday.

Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to call the Pittsfield Township police at 734-822-4911 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (773-2587).



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