The owner of the Gulf Service Station at 2120 Plank Road was robbed at gunpoint at about 7:35 p.m. Sunday, according to City of Fredericksburg Police.

The victim said a male subject walked to the counter, pulled out a gun and demanded money from the cash register. 

The victim turned over a quantity of cash, and the suspect ran from the scene in the direction of the stores located behind the business.

A K-9 from the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office responded to the area, but the suspect was not located.

The suspect was described as a white male approximately 6-feet-tall, wearing a brown hoodie pulled up to conceal his face and khaki cargo pants. The investigation is ongoing.