Chad Abshire

Staff Writer

META, Ky. — The Kentucky State Police is requesting help from the public in capturing a man responsible for an armed robbery at a Double Qwik in Meta.

According to the KSP, an unidentified man entered the business on Friday, Nov. 23, at around 6:30 p.m. brandished a weapon and demanded money from the clerk. The man left the scene on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash and jumped into the back of a dark colored pickup truck which traveled East on Kentucky Route 194.

The unidentified man was described as 6-feet-tall, weighing approximately 180 pounds, with brown eyes and wearing blue jeans, a brown jacket and a mask that covered his face.

KSP Post 9 received the call of an armed robbery

The incident remains under investigation by KSP Detective Jimmy Anderson. Anyone with information is asked to contact Kentucky State Police Post 9, Pikeville at 1-800-222-5555 or (606) 433-7711.