Police seek suspect in liquor store robbery

Lawrence police are searching for a suspect in a robbery at 23rd Street Liquor, 945 E. 23rd St., just after 10:30 p.m. Monday.

According to police, a man walked in and flashed the barrel of a gun. The clerk on duty handed the man an undisclosed amount of cash, then called police.

The suspect left the store and ran east, police said.

Security camera video captured images of a man about 6 feet tall and weighing about 160 pounds, who was wearing blue jeans, a tan coat with a hood and sunglasses. As of Tuesday, the suspect still was at large.

Police are asking anyone with information about the robbery to call 843-TIPS, an anonymous tips hot line.