{"id":146880,"date":"2026-03-24T11:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/146880\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:42:18","slug":"pittsburgh-convenience-store-robbed-at-gunpoint-police-search-for-suspect-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/146880\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh convenience store robbed at gunpoint; police search for suspect \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 A convenience store in Pittsburgh\u2019s Hill District was robbed at gunpoint late Monday night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Officers were called to the Centre Avenue Market in the 2200 block of Centre Avenue around 11:45 p.m. after an employee reported being robbed at gunpoint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The male suspect, who was carrying a backpack, fled the scene. Officers began to chase him before losing sight of him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">A drone and a K9 team were used to assist in the search. Public safety officials said they cleared an abandoned apartment building they believed the suspect entered, but there was no one inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police said the suspect got away with about $200 in cash and several vapes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The employee was not hurt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pittsburgh Police continue to investigate and are working to obtain any possible surveillance video. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 A convenience store in Pittsburgh\u2019s Hill District was robbed at gunpoint late Monday night. 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