RCMP say a man armed with a handgun robbed a 7-Eleven on Bowen Road in Nanaimo on Friday.
A cashier was working alone just before 4 a.m. when a man entered the store, pointed a gun at the teller and demanded cash and cigarettes.
Police say the cashier complied, and the man fled the store on foot.
He has not been located, and police are trying to identify the man described as Caucasian, 6-feet tall with a thin build and dirty blond curly hair.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
