UPDATED: Bloomington Police release video in convenience store robbery

Posted on February 19, 2015

Suspect two is pictured here on surveillance video from the Hucks at 501 N. Hershey in Bloomington. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police Department)

By Eric Stock and Joe Ragusa

BLOOMINGTON – Police are looking for two suspects in an armed robbery at an east-side convenience store.

Police say one of the suspects displayed a handgun at the Hucks at 501 N. Hershey at about 10:55 p.m. Wednesday and demanded money. He left with an undetermined amount of cash.

No shots were fired and no one was injured.

One of the suspects is described as a white male with his face partially covered. The other suspect is described as a white male, approximately 16-22 years old, his face is fully visible on the video.  A copy of the video is located here.

Anyone with information is asked to call Bloomington Police at (309) 434-2360 or McLean County Crimestoppers at (309) 828-1111.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

Joe Ragusa can be reached at [email protected].

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