Man Holds Up Shop for Money, Fireworks

Police are looking for a man who used a handgun to threaten workers at a fireworks tent over July 4 weekend

Police in a western Pennsylvania town are searching for a man who held up a fireworks tent over the weekend.

Altoona police say the suspect entered the Keystone Novelty fireworks tent as a pair of employees were closing up shop late Saturday.

The Altoona Mirror reports that he displayed a semi-automatic handgun and demanded money.

Police say that after getting money, the man then started grabbing fireworks before running off on foot.
 

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