A man carjacked a driver, demanded cigarettes and hit him with a gun early Thursday on Portland's east side, police say.

The man reportedly fired a shot before making a getaway in the victim's Ford Expedition, according to police. He remains at large.

Officers responded about 7:15 a.m. to a gas station at Cully Boulevard and Prescott Street on the report a car was stolen at gunpoint.

The victim, a man, told police the suspect got into his car about Southeast 92nd Avenue and Holgate Boulevard, showed a gun and told him to drive to the area of the gas station.

The suspect then ordered the victim to buy cigarettes at the gas station, according to police. The victim complied, police said, and the suspect hit him with a gun.

He then reportedly fired a shot and drove away in the victim's car — a red 2007 Ford Expedition without license plates. Police initially misidentified the vehicle as an older, white Expedition.

The suspect is described as being 5-foot-10 and having a stocky build, shaved head. Police also described him as "scruffy" and said he was wearing all black and had a silver handgun.

He's also thought to be a homeless man who frequents the area of Southeast 92nd Avenue and Holgate Boulevard, according to police.

Robbery detectives are investigating.

— Jim Ryan