Police say a man robbed a customer and a clerk at a convenience store on Christmas Eve.

The man walked into the 7-Eleven on the 4800 block of Montgomery Road just after midnight on Dec. 24 with a handgun, according to police, and demanded money from a customer and the clerk. 

The two handed over the money, police said, and the man left.

Police describe the robber as a black man in his mid 20s. He had an average build and was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with a dark shirt underneath, dark gloves, dark pants and dark shoes. 

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