Detectives Seek Identity of Knife-Wielding Suspect in Capitol Hill Grocery Store Robbery

Detectives are looking for information on a man who robbed a grocery shop earlier this week with a big kitchen knife.

The suspect entered a grocery store in the 1400 block of East John Stree around 5:20 a.m. on Tuesday and began stuffing products into a backpack and large tote bag. When employees challenged him, he threatened them with a huge knife.

One employee was able to take the knife from the suspect, but the man then walked to a different aisle and grabbed another large knife. The suspect then held the knife above his head and walked toward the employees, who ran to get away from him. The man then fled the store with the knife and the stolen merchandise in his bags.

The man was described as a Black male in his 20s, approximately 5”5’, thin build, clean-shaven, with short hair. He was wearing dark clothing, gray shoes with black soles, and carrying a black backpack and a shopping to