Phoenix police search for suspect of Subway armed robbery

PHOENIX - Police are asking for help identifying a suspect of an armed robbery at a Subway restaurant Monday night in Phoenix.

The suspect entered the Subway on 35th Avenue just north of Northern Avenue around 7 p.m., according to Phoenix police.

He was reportedly armed with a handgun, had a Safeway bag in his left hand and had his face covered with a bandana.

The suspect then threatened customers and employees with the gun and demanded money, fleeing by foot after the money was placed in his bag.

No vehicle was seen and no one knows in which direction the man fled.

The suspect is being identified as a black male between 20 and 24 years old, standing around 6-feet to 6-feet-2-inches tall.

He was seen wearing a black T-shirt, black shorts, black and white sneakers and a dark bandana covering the lower portion of his face. He also has a large tattoo on his right arm.

If you have any information regarding the suspect and armed robbery, you're encouraged to contact Silent Witness at 480-948-6377.