Police searching for suspect after Ajax gas station robbed at gunpoint

Police in Durham Region are searching for a suspect after a gas station in Ajax was robbed at gunpoint.
Officers were called to a Shell gas station on Salem Road South just north of Highway 401 around 3:45 a.m. on Dec. 13.
It is alleged that a male walked in to the store and asked to buy cigarettes from the employee behind the register. When the worker opened the register the suspect allegedly pulled out a gun and demanded cash from the till.
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The suspect fled the store before officers arrived.
The victim was not injured.
Police are searching for a male suspect with a medium build, approximately six feet tall and say he was dressed in a black jacket with black pants.
Anyone with additional information about the incident is being asked to contact police.