A clerk at a gas station on Market Street said a man came into the store and attempted to steal several items, but it was a packet of Skittles that sparked a confrontation.

According to a police report, the clerk told officers that a man came inside the Shell station Thursday at about 8:05 p.m. and attempted to take several items. The clerk confronted the suspect and he handed some cash to the clerk.

The suspect then began gathering up other items and came over to the counter but at the same time was putting a packet of Skittles in his pocket without paying.

When the clerk questioned the man about the Skittles, he said the suspect took a gun out of his waistband and showed it to the clerk.

The man left the store with the Skittles.