Police: Gunman sought in Central Islip 7-Eleven holdup

Suffolk police and Crime Stoppers are looking for a gunman who robbed a 7-Eleven on West Suffolk Avenue in Central Islip at about 3 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. Credit: SCPD
Suffolk County police and Crime Stoppers are looking for a gunman who held up a Central Islip 7-Eleven in October.
Police on Thursday released photographs of the suspect taken from video surveillance at the convenience store at 70 West Suffolk Ave.
At about 3 a.m. on Oct. 15, the suspect pointed a handgun at a clerk and demanded money, police said. The clerk complied, and the gunman ran off eastbound on Suffolk Avenue.
Police said he is between 35 and 40 years old, about 5-foot-8 and 200 pounds.

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