CPD: Man Robs Starbucks With Sawed-Off Shotgun

COLUMBUS, Ohio—CPD continued to look for a suspect after officers said a Downtown coffee shop was robbed at gunpoint.

NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.

A male entered the Starbucks Coffee Shop at 350 S. Third St. at about 6:10 a.m. Friday. 

CPD said the suspect approached an employee, pointed a sawed-off shotgun at her and demanded cash. 

The employee could not open the register and called for the shift manager. The manager complied with the suspect’s demand, CPD said. 

The suspect tucked the shotgun inside his hooded sweatshirt and fled the scene, going eastbound on Sycamore Street, according to police.

Columbus police say it’s rare that someone would use this sort of weapon during a robbery and that the suspect wouldn’t be wearing a mask to cover his identity.

Customers who frequent the coffee shop said they are stunned.

“I go here probably twice a week. It’s a very safe neighborhood. I’m surprised that anything like this would happen,“ said Nathan Underwood.

The suspect was described as a white male who is between the ages of 30 and 35. He is between 5 feet 8 inches and 6 feet 1 inch tall. He weighs about 150 pounds and was described as “very skinny.” 

He has light-colored eyes and some facial hair.

He was wearing a winter knit hat with a red logo; black, hooded, zippered sweatshirt; black gloves; black shirt and jeans. 

The firearm was described as a sawed-off shotgun with a pistol grip.

There were no injuries out of the incident.

The robbery was captured on the store’s surveillance camera but was unavailable.
Anyone with information was encouraged to call CPD’s robbery squad at 614-645-4674 or contact Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-645-TIPS.

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