Police seek man who robbed gas station at gunpoint ‘to feed my kids'

BELLEVUE, Pa. — Authorities are searching for a man caught on surveillance video robbing a Bellevue gas station at gunpoint.

The armed robbery happened Monday night at the convenience store at the Shell gas station in Bellevue, police said.

Amber Kalupson was working inside at the time of the robbery.

“He didn't take the change. He just took the cash. And as he was taking it, he said, ‘Your paychecks are guaranteed. (Expletive) you. (Expletive) white people, and (expletive) Trump. I have to feed my kids,’” Kalupson said.

Kalupson said the armed man entered the store from the parking lot, told all the customers to leave and then pointed a gun at her and her coworker.

“I was behind the counter still. I was about to leave, and he said the “B” word. He called me that and said, ‘Don't move.’ So I put my hands up,” she said.

Kalupson said her coworker turned over the cash to the robber.

“He said, ‘If you don’t hurry up. I will shoot you. I have no problem. I will shoot you,’” she said.

Police told Channel 11 News they believe the armed man is the same person who robbed a clerk less than two weeks ago at the Sunoco gas station across the street from the Shell station. Both gas stations are on Route 65, as well as an Arby’s that was robbed at gunpoint on Jan. 10.

Police said they do not believe the gas station robberies are connected to the one at Arby’s.

Authorities said they are looking for any surveillance video from nearby businesses and homes that might have caught the robbery suspects.

As for the Shell station robbery, a $1,000 cash reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in that case.

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