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Huntersville McDonald's robbed at gunpoint

Police said the suspect pulled out a gun in the drive-thru window before running away.

Police in Huntersville are asking for the public's help identifying two suspects in the armed robbery of a McDonald's early Saturday morning.  

According to Huntersville Police, officers were called to the McDonald's on Boren Street, just off Gilead Road, around 2:40 a.m. Saturday. Employees said a suspect in a white hoodie robbed the restaurant at gunpoint int he drive-thru. 

Police said the suspect was wearing a white "Aero" hoodie and had a backpack. A second suspect was driving an older model red Ford Explorer SUV that sped away from the store. 

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Huntersville Police have not released any further information about the case. Anyone with information about this robbery is asked to call 704-464-5400.

Credit: Huntersville Police

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police were also investigating a robbery at 7-Eleven on Statesville Road on Friday night. The suspects took $100 and 20 to 30 packs of cigarettes. The clerk was not hurt. 

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