The Delaware State Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on Saturday evening in the parking lot of a Kirkwood Highway grocery store.
Officials said on January 6, 2024, at approximately 7:20 p.m., troopers responded to a report of an armed robbery at La Estrella located at 4536 Kirkwood Highway in Wilmington.
The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was approached by an unknown black male suspect in the parking lot of the grocery store as he was returning to his vehicle.
The masked suspect pushed the victim into the side of the victim’s truck after demanding money from him. The suspect then pressed a firearm into the victim’s stomach while continuing to demand money police said.
The victim complied and the suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash in a southbound direction behind the business. Responding troopers searched the area for the suspect but were unable to locate him.
The suspect is described as a black male armed with a firearm.