East Boston convenience store held up at gunpoint

District A-7 reports the 777 convenience store, 215 Trenton St., was held up by a man with a gun around 9 p.m. on March 9:

He stated that a Hispanic male wearing a gray hoodie, black wind pants, with a black Nike backpack, entered the store pointing a small black handgun at the victim. The victim stated that the suspect also had a black wool face mask on and he was unable to see his face. The suspect stated to the victim, "Give me the fucking money". The victim then placed approximately 500.00 in US Currency in a plastic bag and the suspect fled on Trenton Street towards Putnam.