ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville police are seeking the public’s help in an armed robbery investigation.

The Asheville Police Department (APD) says officers responded to a convenience store near the 600 block of Swannanoa River Road around 12:04 a.m. on Sept. 17 to investigate a robbery.

Police say surveillance video showed a woman enter the store that night, brandishing a handgun. The suspect then pointed to the clerk to lay on the ground. She took the clerk’s cell phone, walked behind the counter and demanded the cash register be opened. The suspect then left the store with cash, stepped into a white SUV and started traveling east on Swannanoa River Road.

“APD investigators say the suspect who entered the store is described as a black female, heavy-set, who was wearing all-black clothing, a mask, and sunglasses,” a release from APD says.

If anyone has any information about the identity of the suspect or the vehicle they were driving, they are asked to contact APD at (828) 252-1110. You can also send an anonymous tip using the TIP2APD smartphone application (search “Asheville PD” in your app store) or by texting TIP2APD to 847411.