A shoplifter brandished a weapon when security confronted him in a South Philly Wal-Mart early Saturday morning.
In a brazen armed robbery, a suspect walked into a 24-hour Wal-Mart located at 1675 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd. in the city's Pennsport neighborhood around 1:55 a.m., grabbed a 50-inch television and headed for the exit, police said.
A store security guard stopped the suspect before he left the store, which is just north of Pier 70, but the man pulled back his shirt to reveal a weapon tucked into his waistband -- all while other shoppers were nearby, authorities said.
The suspect then fled the store in an unknown direction.
No one was hurt.
The suspect is described as a heavy-set man between the ages of 25 and 30 with a medium-brown complexion standing 5-foot-8. He was last seen wearing a black knit hat, black hoodie, black pants and black sneakers.
