Lexington Police are looking for a suspect they say robbed an area Express Cash Advance on Monday morning.
Authorities say that around 10 a.m., a man went into the cash advance store on Columbia Avenue, showed a handgun and demanded money from two of the employees.
Two area schools that were placed on lockdown as a precaution. Both have resumed normal activities.
No one was injured in the incident.
The subject was described as a black male, around 5-feet-10 inches tall, between 150 and 160 pounds, about 25 years old, wearing a multi-colored cap over short hair, large dark sunglasses, black gloves, white T-shirt, baggy jeans and white and black tennis shoes.
Anyone with information about this robbery should call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
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