Police Seek Man Who Robbed Bridgeport Market at Gunpoint

Police are searching for the man who robbed a Bridgeport market at gunpoint Monday evening.

Surveillance footage from the D.R. Retail Market at 730 Maplewood Avenue shows a robber clad in black standing at the checkout counter.

The man, whose face is obscured by a pair of sunglasses, reveals a handgun in his waistband and accepts wads of cash from employees standing around him.

City public safety officials said the robbery happened around 5:30 p.m. Monday. The man got away running southbound on Colorado Avenue, then turned west onto Denver Court.

Authorities said he stands about 6 feet tall and was wearing a Buffalo Bills baseball cap, black shirt and gray sweatpants at the time of the robbery.

It's not clear how much money he stole.

Anyone with information is asked to call Bridgeport detectives at 203-581-5201.

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