INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Detectives are looking for an armed robber who took cash from a store and ordered employees into a freezer room before he fled Friday afternoon.

The crime was reported at the EZ Food Mart in the 2000 block of U.S. 1 near Highland Drive, just north of the St. Lucie County line. The Indian River County Sheriff's Office said the armed robber struck just before 2 p.m. 

The man wore shorts, a camouflaged hooded sweatshirt and a mask, detectives said. As of noon Saturday, the suspect remained at-large. 

Brandishing a firearm, he threatened to kill the employees and forced them into the freezer room, according to the report. 

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Anyone with information about the armed robbery can call the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office at 772-569-6700 or Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at (800) 273-TIPS (8477).

Lamaur Stancil is the Treasure Coast regional economy reporter covering business and industries, including retail, tourism and hospitality. Contact him at 321-987-7179 or lamaur.stancil@tcpalm.com and follow him at Lamaur Stancil on Facebook and @TCPalmLStancil on Twitter.