— Police in Fayetteville are hoping someone will recognize an armed, masked man who robbed a Fayetteville bank in broad daylight on Monday afternoon.

Around 12:30 p.m., officers with the Fayetteville Police Department responded to the First Citizens Bank on Broadfoot Avenue.

Police say a man wearing a white face mask and armed with a rifle entered the bank and demanded money from a teller. The suspect fled the area with an undisclosed amount of money.

Witnesses describe the suspect as a black male with a medium build who stands about 5 feet 8 inches tall. He was wearing a white plastic mask, a gray hooded sweatshirt and gray sweatpants at the time of the robbery.

Detectives are sharing images from the bank's surveillance system in hopes that someone can help identify the man.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant J. Rauhoff with the Fayetteville Police Department at 910-929-6890 or Crime Stoppers at 910-483-8477.