EAST NEW MARKET, Md.- Maryland State Police are looking for an armed suspect wanted for holding up a convenience store in East New Market.

Police say the crime occurred at around 8 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9, at the Springdale Market on 5701 Mt. Holly Road.

Troopers learned that an unknown male suspect armed with a shotgun entered the store and demanded money from the clerk. The suspect then grabbed a cash drawer from the register and a coin box- both of which contained an undetermined amount of money- and then walked out of the store and headed toward Indian Grant Road on Mt. Holly Road.

Police say the suspect was described as a black male, approximately 6-foot-tall and 160-180 pounds. He was wearing a long sleeve black hooded sweatshirt, dark blue jeans and was wearing a tan scarf across his face at the time of the robbery. His weapon was further described as an older pump-action shotgun that appeared to have rust on the finish. The suspect may have fled the scene in an older model station wagon that was parked on Indian Grant Road.

Anyone with information about this case should call the Easton Barrack of Maryland State Police at (410) 822-3101.