CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charleston police are looking for a man who robbed a Kanawha City convenience store early this morning.

According to Sgt. Eric Hodges of the Charleston Police Department, a white man wearing blue jeans and a grey hooded sweatshirt walked into the 7-Eleven convenience store at 3815 MacCorkle Ave. about 1:50 a.m. and demanded money.

Hodges said the clerk at first thought the man was joking, laughed, and asked if he had a gun. The suspect then lifted his sweatshirt to show a gun thrust into his pants.

Hodges said the clerk then handed over an undisclosed amount of cash. He said the suspect also demanded several packs of Marlboro cigarettes. Hodges said the man stuffed the money and cigarettes into a bag and fled on foot.

Hodges said the suspect is six feet tall, but the clerk said his face was obscured by some kind of mask. Anyone with information is asked to call 304-348-6480.

Reach Rusty Marks at rustyma...@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1215.