A Philadelphia convenience store and another 7-Eleven in the suburbs were targeted by armed robbers overnight.
The new heists came as the search continued Tuesday for three men wanted by the FBI for a string of robberies at 7-Eleven stores in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
Law enforcement have yet to connect Tuesday's heists with the previous robberies.
Roxborough 7-Eleven robbed
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Philadelphia police investigated the robbery of the 7-Eleven at 5632 Ridge Avenue in the Roxborough neighborhood just before 2 a.m. Tuesday.
In Tuesday's Philly heist, at least two men entered the store, threated the clerk with a gun and made off with about $200 in cash from two separate registers, police and a store manager said.
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There were two customers in the store at the time.
Surveillance video obtained by NBC10 shows two masked men moving quickly inside the store, forcing an employee inside the store to empty two registers. At least one of them appears to be wearing sunglasses.
The duo was quickly in and out of the store. A manager said the robbers also wanted to get into the safe, but that the worker told them that they didn't have access to the safe.
The descriptions of the robbers in the Roxborough heist and how they acted in the store were similar to recent 7-Eleven heists in the suburbs.
“You live by the sword you die by the sword. That’s what’s gonna happen to them. They’re gonna get caught," one Roxborough resident said.
Conshohocken 7-Eleven robbed
The manager of the 7-Eleven at 601 Fayette Street in Conshohocken, Montgomery County, confirmed to NBC10's Rosemary Connors two armed robbers stole from that store overnight.
Conshohocken police later said that "two males armed with handguns demanded money from the employee and left with the money in a bag the suspect was carrying" around 1:30 a.m.
Conshy police said both men wore facemasks, dark sunglasses, hoodies, sweatpants and sneakers during the early morning robbery. One robber appeared to be stocky and stands around 6 feet tall, while the second robber appeared to thin and stands around 5-feet, 11 inches tall, Conshy police said.
No one inside either the Philly or Conshy store was injured, store managers and police said.
The two stores hit Tuesday are about 10 miles apart and take less than 20 minutes to drive between.
Law enforcement didn't immediately link Tuesday's heists with the earlier thefts.
FBI investigating several other recent 7-Eleven armed robberies
During most of the earlier suburban incidents, one suspect would guard the door while the other two would confront a store employee, threaten them with a gun, and demand money, according to FBI officials.
During some of the robberies, the suspects went behind the counter and attacked the employee, officials said.
There were five incidents in the last 10 days:
- July 22 - 7-Eleven on Dutton Mill Road in Aston Township, Delaware County
- July 22 - 7-Eleven on West Eagle Road in Haverford Township, Delaware County
- July 27 - 7-Eleven on Chester Pike in Sharon Hill, Delaware County
- July 30 - 7-Eleven on Horsham Road in Montgomery Township, Montgomery County
- July 30 - 7-Eleven on Street Road in Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County
All of the robberies took place between midnight at 2 a.m.
According to officials, the suspects have taken money and other items during the robberies.
The suspects could be seen wearing masks, sunglasses and gloves in each robbery.
"They're very shaken up," George Hawkins, a co-worker of the employee who was robbed at the Sharon Hill 7-Eleven, told NBC10.
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Hawkins said he was also the victim of a robbery several years ago while working at 7-Eleven.
"They pulled out their guns and told me to open the register," Hawkins said. "Threatened me to not say anything and then ran off. I'm still a little traumatized by it."
If you have any information on the robberies or the suspects involved, you're urged to call the FBI at 215-418-4000 or go to tips.fbi.gov. A reward is being offered for information that leads to arrests.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.
