Salem robbery

A clerk and a customer were held at gunpoint during an armed robbery early Saturday at a convenience store in Salem, police said. Around 12:15 a.m. Saturday, police said three men wearing masks and gloves entered the 7-11 convenience store on Cluff Crossing Road and ordered the clerk to the ground at gunpoint.

Courtesy Salem Police Department

A clerk and a customer were held at gunpoint during an armed robbery early Saturday at a convenience store in Salem, police said.

Around 12:15 a.m. Saturday, police dispatchers in Salem received a panic alarm followed by a 911 call from the 7-Eleven convenience store on Cluff Crossing Road, reporting an armed robbery had just happened. Police responded to the scene and a K-9 unit was called out to assist in the search.