SUFFOLK, Va. — Police are working to track down the man who stabbed an employee while robbing a vape shop in Suffolk.
The robbery took place Sunday night at The Tobacco and Vape Shop on University Boulevard. The store is located in a shopping plaza.
Officers were called to the shop just after 8:30 p.m. that evening.
They say the incident started when the suspect entered the store and started putting items in his backpack. When he tried to leave the store without paying for the merchandise, an employee approached him and tried to take the items back.
Investigators say both the employee and suspect started fighting over the backpack when the suspect took out a knife and stabbed the worker then took off from the store.
Medics treated the employee at the scene and took him to the hospital for more treatment. His injuries aren't life-threatening.
Police describe the suspect as a black male in his early-to-mid twenties and standing at 5'7". He was wearing a COVID-style mask, a dark hoodie and blue jeans at the time of the robbery.
Authorities are still looking into the incident.