STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- A Strongsville jewelry store employee told a police dispatcher that a gun-wielding man stole diamonds during a Thursday morning robbery.

Strongsville police released audio of the employee's 911 call recorded moments after the masked man robbed Jared: The Galleria of Jewelry on Royalton Road.

An unidentified man wearing a camouflage ski mask entered the store just before 10:30 a.m. carrying a duffel bag and a silver revolver. He forced an employee to hand over jewelry before leaving the store, police said.

Jared robbery 911 call

The man forced the employees and several customers to the ground during the robbery, the caller said.

"[We were] laying on the ground. I look up, dude's stealing all the diamonds, ran out of here," the employee said during the 911 call.

The masked man drove away in a white car, but investigators have not yet identified the car's make or model. None of the store's employees saw the car, the employee said during the 911 call.

Police said that surveillance images of the man and the escape car could be available Friday.

Officers and K-9 units searched the wooded area around the store but were unable to locate the man. Numerous businesses were put on alert and a nearby daycare was temporarily locked down during the search as a precaution, police said.

Jared closed for several hours following the robbery. Employees declined to comment on the robbery and directed questions to the company's corporate office.

An edited version of the 911 call is included in this post.